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Fareway opens Meat Market in Kansas City

Fareway Stores Inc. has opened a Fareway Meat Market and McGonigle’s Kitchen + Catering BBQ in Kansas City, Mo., the Boone-based grocery chain announced. Missouri is the sixth state in which Fareway has operations. The …

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Resources for preparing for coronavirus are at your fingertips

As coronavirus and influenza continue to make headlines, the Greater Des Moines Partnership is sharing strategies that businesses and individuals can take to protect the health of the region. Here are several resources to help …

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3 global business trends to have on your horizon

Here are three global business trends to have on your horizon. The first – regarding the economic implications of coronavirus – is timely with current events, while the other two, on sustainability and immigrants in …

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Iowa lawmakers approve mobile barbering

Iowa Public Radio: A two-year dream by a Waterloo barber to allow mobile barbering in Iowa is about to come true. The Iowa House and Senate this week unanimously passed a bill that will let William …

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Grubhub serves up new controversy in Iowa City market

Corridor Business Journal: Grubhub was effectively chased from the Iowa City-area market more than two years ago when local restaurateurs banded together to launch their own homegrown delivery service, Chomp, in protest of the company doubling …

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Gordmans to close two Des Moines locations

WOI-TV: The Gordmans locations on the south and east sides of Des Moines will soon be closing their doors. A spokesperson for the retail chain’s parent company, Stage Stores, said the locations on Army Post Road …

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Survey: Men and six-figure employees most likely to negotiate on salary

Many job applicants are taking a seat at the bargaining table, new research from global staffing firm Robert Half shows. In its newest national survey, more than half of professionals polled (54%) said they tried …

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Privately-owned Foss Swim School opens in Ankeny in March

Construction is nearing completion on the Foss Swim School that is located in an Ankeny strip center. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

One of the country’s largest privately owned swim schools is expanding into Iowa, opening …

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Actor Henry Winkler to keynote Central Iowa Business Conference

Henry Winkler, New York Times best-selling author, actor, director and producer, will be the keynote speaker at the Central Iowa Business Conference on Sept. 17 at the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport Conference Center, organizers announced …

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Legacy Fitness to open at the District in Ankeny

The District at Prairie Trail in Ankeny will regain a state-of-the-art fitness club when Legacy Fitness of Ankeny opens this spring. The facility will be located at 1450 S.W. Vintage Parkway, in a 32,000-square-foot space …

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