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Super cities for business?

The Baltimore Ravens face the San Francisco 49ers Sunday to determine the best professional football team of the year, but Business Record wondered about another faceoff — the city of Baltimore vs. San Francisco. Which …

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West Des Moines businessman mixes business and pleasure

Jerry DuBois was making a good living operating his own company – one that makes seed counters for Pioneer and Monsanto. He didn’t really need to start another business. West Des Moines-based DuBois Engineering Co. sells its …

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West Side Chamber to host meeting with legislators

The conversation will be all about business and politics when the Des Moines West Side Chamber of Commerce hosts a discussion and dessert 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Tally’s, 2712 Beaver Ave. Attending are Sen. …

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SBA launches Affordable Care Act Web page

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched a Web page and blog today that is dedicated to educating small business owners about the Affordable Care Act. The new tools will serve as a gateway for …

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Business confidence improved last month

A gauge of business confidence improved in December, a sign that business worries over tighter fiscal policy may not have held back investment plans as much as feared at the end of 2012, Reuters reported.…

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Jurgens honored by Food Marketing Institute

Ric Jurgens, retired chairman and CEO of Hy-Vee Inc., has been named the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) Sidney R. Rabb Award. The award is the highest honor given by FMI, given for excellence in serving …

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CVS to open in Ankeny

CVS pharmacy will open a store in Ankeny on Feb. 10, the Des Moines Register reported.

The store will be located at 104 First St., and will be the first CVS in Central Iowa. Two …

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Win an office makeover

One small business in Greater Des Moines will win an office makeover thanks to a contest held by office design company Turnstone. The Culture@Work in the Heartland contest will give $20,000 office space makeovers to …

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Gates stakes a claim to Egyptian company that bought Weitz construction

Bill Gates is leading a group of U.S. investors committing $1 billion for a stake in construction and fertilizer company OCI NV in one of Egypt’s largest foreign currency inflows since the 2011 uprising, Bloomberg reported.

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Consumer sentiment still dropping, thanks to D.C. squabbling

Consumer sentiment unexpectedly deteriorated for a second straight month to its lowest point in over a year in January, with many consumers citing the recent “fiscal cliff” debate in Washington, according to a survey released …