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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 …

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Gas prices up nearly 13 cents a gallon

Average retail gasoline prices in Des Moines rose 12.8 cents in the past week to an average of $3.90 per gallon, according to www.DesMoinesGasPrices.com. Nationally, average gasoline prices have increased by 7.1 cents per gallon …

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Kum & Go contributes to Arkansas storm victims

Kum & Go LC has made a $10,000 contribution to the American Red Cross to help Arkansas residents recover from recent storms, President and CEO Kyle Krause said.

“We believe it is important for Kum …

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Corn, soybean prices heading up

Corn and soybean prices rose today on speculation that wet, cold weather in the next 10 days will slow planting across the Midwest, Bloomberg reported.

Three storms expected through May 9 will keep soil wet …

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A Closer Look: Jason White


What were you hired to do?

What I believe they hired me to do was to provide leadership, make tough decisions, restructure the organization in some ways, for the better, and to get results. I …

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Art by Magic set to open at West Glen


Monika Agic will sell art, not magic, at a gallery and studio that opens May 6 at West Glen Town Center, but she will accept any appreciation that a mix of fine art and handmade …

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Room to grow


Measuring growth in the Iowa agritourism industry isn’t an exact science.

The Iowa Tourism Office doesn’t keep direct statistics, and the most recent statistics released were in the 2007 Census of Agriculture done by the …