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Two from Greater Des Moines named to commercial real estate hall of fame

Todd Millang, senior vice president with CBRE|Hubbell Commercial, and Tom Gayman, senior vice president at Realty Marketing Group, have been elected to the Midwest Real Estate News’ 2013 Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. …
By BPC Staff | Jan 23, 2014
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Detroit woman becomes Register’s new editor

A 37-year-old journalist known for her understanding of digital journalism and her passion for investigative journalism has been named editor of The Des Moines Register and vice president for audience engagement, said Publisher Rick Green …
By BPC Staff | Jan 23, 2014
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Des Moines called wealthiest city by ‘Today’ show

The “Today” show this morning designated Des Moines as America’s wealthiest city.

The city was featured on one of the show’s segments.

An article on the show’s website said credited other rankings in helping with …
By BPC Staff | Jan 23, 2014
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Wellmark, McFarland form accountable care group

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced a collaboration with McFarland Clinic in Ames to create an accountable care organization. The new ACO will focus on coordinating patient care to improve quality, provide greater value, …
By BPC Staff | Jan 23, 2014
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Will Gannett divorce its newspapers?

Analysts speculated in a Bloomberg News article Wednesday that Gannett Co. Inc., which owns 82 U.S. daily newspapers, including The Des Moines Register, may spin off its print properties to improve profitability through its TV …
By BPC Staff | Jan 23, 2014
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Study: Majority of uninsured young Americans better off not enrolling

The majority of uninsured young adults would be better off financially to forego buying health insurance and instead cover their own health care costs out of pocket, according to a new analysis released today by …
By BPC Staff | Jan 22, 2014
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Firestone Farm Tires receives quality excellence award

Firestone Farm Tires’ Des Moines plant has received a 2013 Iowa Recognition for Performance Excellence (IRPE) Award. The award recognizes organizations for sustainability and maintaining a future focus on performance excellence. The Des Moines plant, …
By BPC Staff | Jan 22, 2014
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Law enforcement asked for information on 320,000 Verizon customers last year

Verizon Communications Inc., publishing its first annual report on law-enforcement requests for customer information, said it received 320,000 inquiries from federal, state and local authorities in the U.S. last year, Bloomberg reported. Of the requests, …
By BPC Staff | Jan 22, 2014
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Most U.S. metros, including Des Moines, expecting growth

Nearly every U.S. city’s economy is expected to grow this year according to a report released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Bloomberg reported. All but seven of 363 metropolitan areas will see economic gains, …
By BPC Staff | Jan 22, 2014
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Metro area is tops for home ownership

Greater Des Moines has another first to boast about. The website NerdWallet says we rank No. 1 among medium-sized metropolitan areas for home ownership. Researchers used U.S. Census data to determine home ownership rates, the costs of…
By BPC Staff | Jan 22, 2014