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Tournament Club of Iowa closes, looks for new management

Tournament Club of Iowa, a golf course designed by Arnold Palmer and developed by Knapp Properties Inc. and Enebak Construction of Minnesota, has laid off all of its employees and will begin searching Friday for …

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Holiday travel plans near pre-recession level

Holiday travel, an economic bellwether for the airline and hospitality industries, is projected to increase to near pre-recession levels this year, a new study suggests.

About 28 percent of Americans plan to travel for the …

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Small businesses gain confidence

Confidence among small businesses rose in October to the highest level in five months as more companies projected sales gains and anticipated an improving economy, a private survey found.

The National Federation of Independent Business’ …

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Business execs appear bullish

More U.S. executives than ever are increasing earnings forecasts compared with those lowering them, helped by almost $2 trillion of Federal Reserve spending and a recovery in the global economy, Bloomberg reported.
 
EBay Inc., …

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Broadcasting, websites boost Meredith’s quarter


A strong first quarter for Meredith Corp. brought increased advertising revenues in the company’s broadcasting and online operations. In a recent statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Des Moines-based company said it …

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Fleischacker to lead Executive Women group


Cindy Fleischacker of Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group Realtors will serve as president of the Des Moines chapter of Executive Women International (EWI) for the 2010-2011 year.

EWI announced its new officers at its October meeting. …

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A Closer Look


Give me a little background.

When I was in school, I interned at Mary Greeley Medical Center in the community relations department; I interned for the Iowa State athletic department; I was a conference manager …

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Executive MBA class makes way across I-80


Sally Dix drove from Des Moines to Iowa City weekly during the fall and spring college semesters for two years.

Dix, now the executive director of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Des Moines …

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Wimer is back in the publishing business

The Business Record and its affiliated publications are 1 week old under new ownership with a familiar face.

In a deal that closed Nov. 1, a company created by former owner Connie Wimer purchased the …

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Payrolls up, unemployment holds steady

Payrolls increased more than expected in October, but not enough to knock the unemployment rate down from 9.6 percent, where it has been perched for the last three months.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics …