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DMARC asks for MLK day donations

The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) and the Corporation for National Community Service are asking community members to give cash and food during the annual Mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. On …

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Bacon Festival tickets to go on sale

Promoters of the fourth annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival presented by Beggin’ Strips announced yesterday that tickets will go on sale Jan. 21. Live music, a commemorative T-shirt, unlimited bacon samples and a free drink …

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AHA asks fit-friendly companies to apply

The American Heart Association is accepting applications to its Start! Fit-Friendly Company program, which recognizes employers that provide programs aimed at promoting healthful and active lifestyles. Companies that also measure the outcomes of their wellness …

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West Des Moines incubator links Asia with Iowa


Tim Ng knows pigskins, literally inside and out. Spending a couple of weeks observing the operations of one of the world’s largest pigskin processing plants in Taiwan last year was just part of the learning …

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Local manufacturers show optimism


Maurice Taylor is optimistic about 2011, and he’s not alone.

Taylor, CEO of Illinois-based Titan International Inc., expects a record-breaking year for his company, which operates agriculture and off-road tire company Titan Tire Co. in …

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Corn and beans, the keys to healthy markets


When Don Roose looks to China, he sees the United States of the 1940s and 1950s. He likes what he sees.

Roose is president of U.S. Commodities Inc. in West Des Moines. He tracks the …

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Caleris poised for hiring spree as it adds clients


Caleris Inc. is gearing up for a hiring spree as more out-of-state clients sign up for the West Des Moines-based company’s call-center services.

A business-process outsourcing provider that handles 70 clients located in major metropolitan …

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University researchers say climate change affecting state’s economy


Researchers at Iowa State University have concluded that changes in Iowa’s climate are affecting the state’s economy.

In 2009, the Iowa Legislature approved the formation of the Iowa Climate Change Impacts Committee, which includes researchers …

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Farmland prices raise concerns


We asked Gov.-elect Terry Branstad last week what he thought about the stunning rise in Iowa farmland prices, and you could hear both his political side and his farm upbringing in the answer.

Earlier, Branstad …

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Des Moines loses eighth-fewest manufacturing jobs since 2000

Of the 100 largest U.S. cities, these lost the fewest manufacturing jobs from 2000 to 2010:

1 Modesto, Calif., 400
2 Las Vegas, 800
3 Charleston, S.C., 1,100
4 Honolulu, 1,400
5 Fresno, Calif., 2,500…