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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 …

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Unemployment applications, productivity up

More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, showing that the labor market will take time to improve, according to Bloomberg.

Jobless claims rose by 20,000 to 457,000 in the week ended …

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Des Moines private sector loses jobs

Des Moines lost 900 private-sector jobs from September 2009 to September 2010, according to numbers released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday.

Des Moines went from 274,900 jobs to 274,000, a decrease …

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Economic data offers some surprises

U.S. companies added more workers than expected in October, slightly boosting optimism about the job market ahead of Friday’s government employment report, Reuters reported.

Private employers added 43,000 jobs in October compared with a revised …

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Principal reports flat earnings

Principal Financial Group Inc. on Monday reported earnings of $218.9 million for the third quarter, compared with $219.1 million in the third quarter of 2009.

Principal reported net income available to common stockholders of $142.2 …

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Aviva announces increase in revenue

Aviva plc, the London-based parent company of Aviva USA, this morning reported third-quarter worldwide revenues of £35.9 billion, ($55.3 billion), a 5 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009.

West Des Moines-based Aviva USA’s …

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State’s leading indicators rise for 12th consecutive month

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index rose to 101 in September from 100.4 in August, with six out of the eight indicators contributing to the increase. The increase was the 12th consecutive monthly gain for the …