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Sam’s Club planning new store in Ankeny

KCCI News: Sam’s Club is planning a new store in Ankeny, city documents show. The store would be located at 4625 S.E. Delaware Ave., which is just south of the Mills Fleet Farm store along …

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CCCU and Ace credit union to merge

Johnston-based Community Choice Credit Union plans to acquire Ace Community Credit Union of Ames, the two financial institutions announced today after their boards approved a merger agreement.

The merger is pending approvals by state and …

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State awards funds for history survey of Ingersoll Avenue neighborhood

The city of Des Moines will receive $5,900 from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs for a neighborhood survey that could help determine the historical characteristics of an area north of Ingersoll Avenue between 39th …

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D.M. tops BuzzFeed list of Midwest cities to visit

Buzzfeed.com, a Manhattan-based website that tries to reflect viral content on the Internet, has declared Des Moines tops on its list of “10 Midwest Cities You Should Visit.” Add it to the growing list of accolades for …

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Editor’s Note: New Power Roundtable video series

Before all of our Power Breakfast events, we bring the panelists to the Business Record for a pre-event meeting on the topic and banter through potential questions. 

We always leave that meeting wishing we could …

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ARAG exec sues to get her photo off sexy executives website

Google Inc. violated federal copyright laws when it allowed a photograph of an executive with Des Moines-based ARAG North America Inc. to be posted on a blogger’s website it hosts, according to a lawsuit filed …

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Events drawing visitors to the metro area, week of Jan. 6

Organization Event Arrive Depart Attendance Venue City Iowa Home Show Iowa Home Show 1/10/2014 1/12/2014 12,000 Iowa State Fairgrounds Des Moines National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NWCA / Cliff Keen National Dual Meet Championships 1/11/2014…
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Neighborhood Development Corp. continues to press for development south of downtown Des Moines

 

Neighborhood Development Corp. is assembling lots south of downtown for future development, Executive Director Abbey Gilroy said.

The Des Moines City Council last week approved the contract sale of a city-owned lot at 1704 …

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Krauses buy Arlington and Hallett buildings

Kyle and Sharon Krause have bought the Arlington and Hallett buildings at 1301 Locust St., continuing their efforts to leave their mark on properties that look out on the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.…
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Jobless claims down

MarketWatch: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell slightly in the last week of 2013, suggesting that the U.S. labor market remains on a path of gradual improvement. In the …