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Massive’ data breach may compromise major credit cards

A data breach at a payments processing firm has potentially compromised credit and debit card information from all of the major card brands, representatives from MasterCard and Visa said Friday.

News of the breach was …

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Urbandale battery distributor to expand

Retail Acquisition & Development Inc. (RAD) plans to expand its warehouse operations in Urbandale to add an estimated 57 new jobs. RAD sells and distributes automotive batteries to approximately 180 All Battery Center retail stores …

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LAUNCH: The Shredder

Here in the digital age, we are swamped with paper, much of it containing confidential personal information best left in shreds.

Alex Benskin, a 27-year-old University of Iowa finance graduate with a certificate in entrepreneurship, …

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Record-low interest rates boost consumers’ purchasing power

A historic drop in interest rates is helping U.S. households save more than $3,000 a year on average, allowing consumers to spend more even as their earnings fall, according to a USA Today analysis.

Mortgage …

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CFO Systems opens Urbandale office

CFO Systems LLC, an Omaha-based executive outsourcing firm, announced that it has opened an Urbandale office that will serve the entire state. Lynn Michl, who has more than 25 years of senior financial, operations and …

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Website allows Des Moines residents to submit improvement ideas

The city of Des Moines Neighborhood Planning Division recently launched RevitalizeDesMoines.com, an interactive town hall website, to receive neighborhood and community improvement ideas from residents.

RevitalizeDesMoines.com allows residents, businesses and students a way to share …

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Services now driving the recovery

Service producers are taking over from manufacturing as the driver of the almost 3-year-old expansion of the U.S. economy, Bloomberg reported. The end of the recession in June 2009 triggered the biggest surge in production …

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Breakfast to discuss identity theft

Breakfast to discuss identity theft Central Iowa Business, Breakfast & More will hold its March breakfast on March 29 from 7 to 9 a.m. The event will take place at the Iowa Association of Business…
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NCAA women’s basketball regional tournament begins Saturday

NCAA women’s basketball regional tournament begins Saturday   The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Des Moines Regional starts this weekend. Games will take place March 24 and 26 at Wells Fargo Arena. No. 1 Baylor,…
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Consumer comfort remains high

More Americans believe the economy is improving than at any time in eight years as the job market picked up, Bloomberg reported.

The share of households viewing the economy as heading in the right direction …