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FCC got its wires crossed in net neutrality rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said today that the Federal Communications Commission used the wrong legal authority when it established rules prohibiting broadband providers from slowing or blocking some Internet traffic, Bloomberg reported. The …

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Broadlawns launches online Patient Portal

Broadlawns Medical Center patients now have access to key medical information and services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the Des Moines hospital announced. Using its new online Patient Portal, patients can review laboratory results, …

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Executive director Don Smithey to retire from airport

Don Smithey, executive director of the Des Moines International Airport, announced today that he will retire from the airport effective Feb. 14.

Smithey, the former director at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, came out of retirement to …

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Wells Fargo reports 11% profit, JPMorgan earns $5.3B despite legal woes

Wells Fargo & Co, the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, reported a better-than-expected 11 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits as bad-loan provisions fell steeply, helping …

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First-year results in on manufacturing education

Iowa’s community colleges have invested nearly $1 million in program-related equipment in the past year as part of a 3-year initiative to boost the state’s capacity to train workers for advanced manufacturing jobs, according to …

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Voggesser to leave West Des Moines chamber for Make-A-Wish

Chris Voggesser will leave his position as president of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce to become CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa, he announced in a letter to the chamber’s executive board last …

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Downtown Residence Inn will open this week

Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown, 100 S.W. Water St., will open Thursday, according to a press release. The 127-suite location is designed for extended-stay travelers. Owned by DM River Lodging and managed by Hawkeye Hotels …

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Price and taste drive consumers buying meat, poultry and dairy

Nearly 8 in 10 Iowa grocery shoppers cited price and taste as among the most important factors to them when buying meat, poultry and dairy products, according to the Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index. …

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Fewer venture capital firms raised more money in fourth quarter

Venture capital firms raised $4.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, bringing their total for the year to $16.6 billion, VentureBeat reported. According to the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters, the fourth-quarter figure represents …