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Des Moines farmers market opening day scheduled
The Greater Des Moines Partnership announced that opening day for the 50th season of the Downtown Farmers’ Market will be Saturday, May 3, from 7 a.m. to noon in the Court District in downtown Des …
Read MoreDART scraps electric bus program
Nordex holding fair to fill over 100 jobs
Nordex USA, which is restarting production of wind turbine nacelles in West Branch, is hosting a job fair April 15 at its facility, 155 Fawcett Drive in West Branch. The company plans to hire over …
Read MoreUS Cellular announces layoffs
US Cellular plans to lay off 497 employees in Iowa, according to a notice filed with Iowa Workforce Development. The company filed the Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification, or WARN, on Monday. US Cellular’s layoffs …
Read MoreKemin co-founder Nelson dies at 98
Kemin Industries announced that its co-founder and chairman of the board, R.W. Nelson, died on April 7. He was 98.
The company supplies over 500 specialty ingredients for human and animal health and nutrition, crop …
Read MoreMidAmerican Energy announces Trees Please grant recipients
MidAmerican Energy announced it is awarding $134,000 in grants from its “Trees Please!” program to 59 cities in Iowa. The program promotes strategic tree planting projects on public property to encourage reduced energy usage in …
Read MoreCorn association launching fifth Consider Corn Challenge
The National Corn Growers Association is launching its fifth iteration of the Consider Corn Challenge, a contest in which participants can submit proposals for new uses of field corn that have quantifiable market demand.
“Biobased …
Read MoreEconomic indicators result in mixed reporting for Midwest region
Creighton University has released its Mid-America Business Conditions Index, which reached a 20-month high in March, and its Business Confidence Index, which was low, offering mixed signals for the Midwest economy.
The Mid-America Business Conditions …
Read MorePublic invited to suggest locations for new Monopoly: Des Moines Edition
A Des Moines edition of the Monopoly board game will be released later this year, Top Trumps, a board game and card company announced April 1. “Monopoly: Des Moines Edition” will feature Des Moines businesses, …
Read MoreIowaWORKS opens new River Park office in Des Moines
Iowa Workforce Development has opened a new IowaWORKS office in Des Moines, located in River Park at 525 S.W. Fifth St. The office replaces the location at Park Fair Mall on Euclid Avenue, which closed …
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