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Boal is Miles Capitals new man

West Des Moines-based investment advisory firm Miles Capital Inc. has hired Gregory Boal, former CEO of Aviva Investors North America, as its president and chief investment officer. Boal will lead the investment management and business …

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Golf tournament charity helps kids

The Principal Charity Classic plans to donate $620,000 to five children’s charities: Blank Children’s Hospital, Bravo Greater Des Moines, United Way of Central Iowa, Variety – The Children’s Charity and the Community Foundation of Greater …

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Senate committee repeals FOIA exemptions

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to repeal exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley co-sponsored the legislation to …

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Road work to close rest area

Asphalt resurfacing will close the northbound Interstate 35 rest area between exits 116 and 123 two miles south of Story City from Sept. 21 to Sept. 23. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Des …

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Casey’s receives good, mixed news from advisory organizations

Two proxy advisory organizations gave somewhat varying recommendations that Casey’s General Stores Inc. shareholders re-elect most of the company’s executive board during its Sept. 23 annual meeting, Casey’s said today in a news release. Nothing …

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Greater Des Moines CVB announces board of directors executive committee

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau announced its 2010-11 executive committee yesterday. Chris Coleman, who has served on the board since 2001, will be the chairman of the bureau’s board of directors. He …

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Casey’s shareholders meeting won’t be postponed

Casey’s General Stores Inc. says its shareholders meeting will go on as scheduled Sept. 23. The Ankeny-based convenience store operator is being pursued by Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. of Laval, Quebec, which has offered $38.50 a …

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United Way Day of Action scheduled Thursday

Tomorrow is United Way of Central Iowa’s annual Day of Action. Forty-four companies plan to send a total of 1,900 volunteers into the community to participate in 85 projects. The signature event for this year’s …

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Stroh to celebrate 75th Anniversary

Stroh Corp. will celebrate its 75th anniversary with an open house on Thursday, Sept. 16. Stroh is a mechanical and electrical contractor that serves customers in both Iowa and Nebraska. The open house will take …

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We’re bullish about household finances

Despite the economy’s sluggish recovery, a new national survey from Weber Shandwick with KRC Research found that nearly seven in 10 Americans have an optimistic outlook about their household finances for the next two years, …