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Little weather damage to Iowa economy

The floods and storms of 2008 had little impact on the state economy, two Iowa State University economists said in a report. A diverse economy, federal disaster relief and crop insurance played a role in …

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IPL is selling something for something, we think

Interstate Power & Light Co., a unit of Alliant Energy Corp., plans to sell $200 million of 10-year notes, a person familiar with the transaction told Bloomberg. The notes could pay 105 basis points to …

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Sowing the seeds of competition

Bloomberg takes a look at the competition between E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Monsanto Co. for the hearts and minds of corn and soybean farmers.…

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Aviva USA set for ‘Day of Action’

Volunteers from Aviva USA will exercise their artistic talents during a “Day of Action” today. As part of the company’s United Way Campaign activities, employee volunteers will paint educational-themed artwork on the sidewalk leading into …

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Meals from the Heartland packs food for millions


Through Meals from the Heartland, Central Iowa volunteers have packaged millions of nutritious meals for people in some of the poorest countries on Earth. Early next month, the nonprofit organization will hold another mass-packaging event …

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Pick a continent and go


Last winter during one of our many life-threatening but character-building blizzards, I was struggling through deep snow and howling winds on my way to the firewood supply.

As everything started to fade to black – …

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What does the future hold?


In my attempt to juggle a career with motherhood (both with only moderate success), I find little time to ponder the future.

No, I’m not referring to my career path in 10 years or my …

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2010 Best of Des Moines Business Record #2


And now for the rest of the story. Here are more winners in the Business Record’s 15th annual Best of Des Moines readers’ poll. Through online voting and paper ballots, our readers selected these 34 …

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Office furniture sales bouncing back at HNI


Muscatine-based furniture maker HNI Corp. saw its office furniture sales increase 7.8 percent in the second quarter of 2010, compared with the same period a year earlier.

In a report to the Securities and Exchange …

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A Closer Look: Marie Birdsley


How did you find the job at the Salvation Army?

I just got lucky. I applied to a million places. And I just got lucky. I found my dream job, right away. Which is crazy. …