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DMACC to host career day in Boone

Des Moines Area Community College will host the 13th annual Accounting Technology and Business Career Day on April 20 at its Boone campus. This year’s seminar for high school and college students will feature speakers …

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Free mammograms offered to the uninsured

Katzmann Breast Center and Mercy Cancer Center will partner with Bras for the Cause of Iowa to provide free mammogram screening to uninsured or under-insured patients from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30. …

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ESGR honors Iowa employers

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and the Davis Brown Law Firm are among 33 Iowa companies that have been recognized by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program intended to …

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Casino tax should rise


Discussion is taking place over whether Iowa should increase its tax rates on non-tribal casinos. The issue of the addictive nature of the casinos is of paramount importance to this topic.

In his 2006 book, …

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All feathers


Birds haven’t been in the news this much since director Alfred Hitchcock wrapped up his classic “The Birds” and star Tippi Hedren began coping with a lifelong fear of beaks.

At the Iowa Statehouse, a …

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Looking for something ‘smooth and homey’


A Mother’s Day frost killed most of John Broadbent’s wine grapes and drove him to hard liquor.

“I’m not much of a whiskey or wine drinker,” Broadbent said. Their production is what grabs his attention …

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A tasting room for Madison County Winery


For the last 10 years, Madison County Winery has been everything you would expect from an industry that trades in agri-tourism.

Five acres of grapevines snake their way up a hillside to a grove of …

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Emerging 200 helped some weather recession


At the height of the Great Recession, Gary Scrutchfield found himself scrambling to find another commercial lender.

“I didn’t think that my bank of 20 years would tell me they no longer wanted me as …

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Athena GTX gains foothold in first-responder market


Athena GTX has spent the past several years developing emergency medical monitoring devices for the U.S. military. Now, as military contracts fuel the Des Moines company’s growth, civilian medical centers have begun testing its devices …

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Coffee sellers bank on quality as prices rise


As fast-food restaurants and convenience-store chains offer a larger selection of coffees to meet rising consumer expectations, some specialty coffee providers are perking up their own products.

And though better beans cost more, some coffee …

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