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Kyle Oppenhuizen

What I cover:
Transportation
Tech & Innovation
Sales & Marketing
HR & Education

About me:

I joined the Business Record in August 2010 as a reporter and writer, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the work in…
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Obituary: Jim Pollock

James (Jim) Keith Pollock, 59, passed away peacefully in Des Moines on April 19, 2012, due to complications from chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

He was born to Keith and Viola (Miller) Pollock on Aug. 14, …

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PwC retakes top spot among accounting and consulting firms

PwC, formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, said growth in its consulting business helped boost revenues 10 percent in fiscal 2011, allowing it to regain its position as the world’s largest accounting and consulting firm. PwC’s …

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ABC will provide Yahoo news

Yahoo Inc. and ABC News have struck an agreement to share news-gathering operations and combine bureaus in New York, Washington and Los Angeles, the companies said today. ABC News, part of Walt Disney Co., will …

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Architects honored with AIA award

Five architecture firms received the 2011 AIA Iowa Excellence in Design Award of Merit at an event held Thursday by the American Institute of Architects, Iowa vhapter (AIA Iowa).

ASK Studio, BNIM Architects, Neumann Monson …

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Variety grant to Food Bank

The Food Bank of Iowa has received a $35,000 grant from Variety – The Children’s Charity.

This grant will directly affect the organization’s Backpack Buddies program, which provides more than 1,500 elementary-age children with nonperishable …

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SBA plans changes to CAPLines lending program


The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is streamlining its CAPLines lending program, with the changes becoming effective Saturday, Oct. 1.

Changes include reducing the number of lending categories and lengthening maturity dates on most loans.…

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Johnson joins Iowa Business Council

J. Scott Johnson, regional president of Wells Fargo Bank N.A., has accepted an invitation to join the Iowa Business Council (IBC). The IBC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, self-funded organization whose membership consists of the top …

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United Way of Central Iowa receives top honor

Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest independent nonprofit evaluator, awarded United Way of Central Iowa its four-star rating – the highest rating given – for the seventh consecutive year.

Charities are rated on financial health, accountability …

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Business growth in a shell

The business of registering companies in Nevada, many of them shells, is booming, according to a Reuters special report.

Ten years ago, Nevada enacted some of America’s loosest disclosure and liability laws for corporations, in …