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Des Moines Budweiser distributor fined for illegal sponsorship at Drake

Des Moines Register: Doll Distributing, a Des Moines beer wholesaler that sells Budweiser products, has been fined $225,000 for an illegal beer sponsorship with Drake University Athletics. The company had a $49,500 contract with Drake University …

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Principal CEO: Return to ‘new normal’ requires in-person return to workplaces

Any return to a “new normal” in the modern economy should include a return by most employers to in-person workplaces, said Dan Houston, Principal Financial Group’s president and CEO, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Houston spoke Wednesday …

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Survey: Small business owners driven to the brink by Omicron

Small business owners are being pushed to the brink with an unprecedented set of challenges hurting their bottom line, according to new national survey data released Monday by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, the Corridor …

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Mad Meatball returning to downtown Des Moines

Mad Meatball, a popular pizzeria that had been located in East Village, is opening at 4 p.m. today in its new location in street-level space at Linc at Gray’s Station at 210 S.W. 11th St. …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How one city learned to love Amazon

We see it here in central Iowa: The growth of Amazon’s presence on the marketplace. In another community, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, they’re seeing the effects, too. In the old market …

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New association for lodging industry launched in Iowa

A group of Iowa hospitality owners and operators has announced the formation of the Iowa Hotel & Lodging Association, a new nonprofit trade association that will promote, educate and advocate on behalf of the state’s …

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Iowa case regarding Taco Bell overtime and arbitration

Des Moines Register: A onetime Taco Bell employee from Iowa is taking her fight against her former employer to the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court agreed in November to hear the case of Robyn …

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Commonwealth Electric announces leadership transition

Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest has named T. Michael Price as the company’s CEO. Price, who has worked for Commonwealth more than 30 years, has been president since 2019 and will continue in that role …

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Cooper’s Hawk, an upscale restaurant with wine tasting rooms, planned in Clive

Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant, a national chain headquartered in a Chicago suburb, plans to open an establishment in Clive. Architectural rendering by Aria Group

Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurant, an upscale dining restaurant featuring wine …

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Hy-Vee joins other grocers in lawsuit alleging price-fixing by pork processors

Des Moines Register: It’s Hy-Vee’s turn to sue over alleged price fixing in the pork industry. Following a well-worn playbook, the West Des Moines-based grocer has filed a lawsuit against the country’s biggest meatpackers as well …

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