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Gobble your way to a free membership!

Yes, it’s April Fool’s day, but this isn’t a joke. 

In the spirit of the day, we’re challenging readers to a throwback game of Google Maps PacMan – get the best score, and you could …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Apr 1, 2015
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Elevate Iowa offers $7,500 in scholarships

Elevate Iowa is offering $7,500 in scholarships to Iowa high school students interested in studying a manufacturing-related career at one of Iowa’s 15 community colleges. “Manufacturing firms supply more than 208,000 jobs to Iowans,” said …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015
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No housing bubble foreseen, according to Nationwide index

A new gauge from Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. suggests that the national market is in its best shape since 2001 and there’s no reason to fear a national downturn, much less a bursting bubble, Bloomberg reported. Nationwide’s …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015
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Citizens Climate Lobby founder to speak in Des Moines

Concerned about rising carbon dioxide emissions and their effect on the environment? Marshall Saunders, founder and president of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), will join Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie to present “Citizenship: The Solution …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015
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Farmers Mutual Hail completes acquisition of Deere subsidiaries

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa today announced it has completed the closing on its previously announced acquisition of John Deere Insurance Co. and John Deere Risk Protection Inc. “The combination will take two …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015
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Farmers Mutual Hail completes acquisition of Deere subsidiaries

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa today announced it has completed the closing on its previously announced acquisition of John Deere Insurance Co. and John Deere Risk Protection Inc. “The combination will take two …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015
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Proposed U.S. DOT budget would address recalls

The U.S. Department of Transportation officially announced its $478-billion, six-year transportation reauthorization proposal Monday, Trucking Info reported.

 

A key piece of the legislation would be a tripling of the budget of the National Highway Traffic …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 31, 2015
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Hy-Vee, children’s cancer foundation partner on kids’ triathlon

Hy-Vee Inc. on Monday announced a new partnership with the Pinky Swear Foundation, a national charitable organization that supports children with cancer and their families through fundraising children’s triathlons and other community activities. The West Des Moines-based …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015
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Central College adds engineering major

Central College will add an engineering degree beginning this fall. Three Pella companies — Vermeer Corp., Pella Corp. and Precision Inc. — are helping the college expand its work to advance STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015
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Iowa Finance Authority names leading mortgage lenders

The Iowa Finance Authority has named the leading lenders that used its programs last year to advance homeownership, according to a release. Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corp. was named “top lender” for issuing $24.8 million in …
By BPC Staff | Mar 31, 2015