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Optimistic rail supporters tout benefits of line through Des Moines

Having a passenger rail line extend from Chicago to Omaha with a stop in Des Moines is just good business, advocates said this morning.

Geoff Fruin, assistant city manager in Iowa City, and Patricia Quinn, …

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IRS ruling limits ‘affordability’ definition

The Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday adopted a strict definition of affordable health insurance, one which family advocacy groups say will deny federal financial assistance to millions of Americans with modest incomes who cannot afford family …

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Super cities for business?

The Baltimore Ravens face the San Francisco 49ers Sunday to determine the best professional football team of the year, but Business Record wondered about another faceoff — the city of Baltimore vs. San Francisco. Which …

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West Des Moines businessman mixes business and pleasure

Jerry DuBois was making a good living operating his own company – one that makes seed counters for Pioneer and Monsanto. He didn’t really need to start another business. West Des Moines-based DuBois Engineering Co. sells its …

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NLRB ruling says workers have rights on social media

Complaining about your employer on social media can’t get you fired if it is intended for the “mutual aid” of co-workers, CNNMoney.com reported.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said today that the National Labor …

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Debner to establish Iowa practice for BKD

Marv Debner will lead the Iowa practice for BKD LLP, the Springfield, Mo.-based national accounting and advisory firm announced Wednesday.

Debner, until recently the managing partner of LWBJ Financial LLC, has 25 years of public …

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Wine and food showcase to take place on Feb. 15

Des Moines Metro Opera Wine & Food Showcase will take place on Feb. 15 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown.

More than 40 Central Iowa chefs, caterers, brewers and wine distributors will offer selections and …

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Wellmark announces final six large Blue Zones cities

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Healthways Inc. today named six more communities as Blue Zones Project demonstration sites in Iowa.

The communities are Cedar Rapids, Muscatine, Iowa City, Oskaloosa, Marion and Sioux City. …

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Little change expected in Federal Reserve policy

Economists say the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee will maintain asset buying at $85 billion a month and retain the commitment to hold interest rates near zero percent until the unemployment rate falls …

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Few retailers opt to impose credit card ‘checkout’ fees

Will retailers in Iowa and around the country begin passing along credit card processing fees to their customers?  As of Jan. 27, stores in most states, including Iowa, could start charging a “checkout fee” whenever…