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Small business survey: Majority expect 2011 recovery

A national survey of small business owners shows that they are growing more optimistic about the future, the Phoenix Business Journal reported.

According to the Business Confidence Survey by Insperity, a Houston-based human resources consulting …

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Lee cancels $1 billion bond offering

Davenport-based newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc., citing market conditions, has withdrawn a high-yield bond sale and concurrent stock offering designed to refinance all of its existing debt and avoid a bankruptcy filing that until recently …

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New figures show economic clout of U.S. metros

America’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, which include Greater Des Moines, wield more economic clout than any other nation in the world, new numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show.

The gross metropolitan products …

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Students recognized for architecture drawings

The Iowa Architectural Foundation announced the winners of its third annual Architecture by Children Drawing Contest. More than 150 entries in nine Iowa regions were submitted by students in grades K-3 and 4-6 who were …

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Local volunteers to participate in National Women Build Week

About 15 local volunteers are expected to work on a house at 1529 17th St. on Wednesday as part of National Women Build Week held by Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s.

Lowe’s is providing Greater …

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Rotary Night to raise funds for Blessman Ministries

Simon Estes and his choir will perform at the Rotary Night for Africa event at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona from 6 to 9 p.m. on May 12.

The event is a fund-raiser …

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Factory orders increased in March

Orders placed with U.S. factories rose more than forecast in March, Bloomberg reported. Orders for goods climbed 3 percent, a fifth consecutive monthly increase, after a 0.7 percent February advance, according to the Commerce Department. …

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Midwest business index declines, up slightly in Iowa

The Business Conditions Index, an economic indicator for a nine-state region in the Midwest, fell for the second straight month as the inflation gauge climbed to its highest level since 1994.

Nearly half of the …

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Students win state business plan competition

Teams of students at three Iowa universities have each won $5,000 first-place awards in the Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition, which was intended for Iowa college students with an interest in starting their own …

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Des Moines Water Works announces facility start-up

Des Moines Water Works board of trustees and staff members will gather Tuesday to commission the official start-up of the new Saylorville Water Treatment Plant, which was constructed in response to growing water demand in …