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Prairie Meadows donates $100,000 for tech lab

A technology laboratory at the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families will be named the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Inc. Technology Lab, following a $100,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant award. An unveiling ceremony …

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Foreclosure rate improves in Greater Des Moines

The foreclosure rate in Greater Des Moines dropped in November, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said. Foreclosures made up 2.34 percent of active mortgages, down from 2.52 percent in November 2011. The number of …

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EMC expects improved year-end earnings

EMC Insurance Group Inc. said Monday that it expects improving fourth-quarter and full-year operating results when it announces earnings next month. The Des Moines-based property/casualty insurer said it expects premium income to increase by 10.2 …

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Business Council releases Competitiveness Index

A business group gave Iowa its annual economic report card on Monday night. The results: not much has changed since 2012.

Each year the Iowa Business Council (IBC) releases its Iowa Competitiveness Index, which analyzes …

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Principal says company born under its lucky star

An investment company with a prominent lineage is infringing on the many trademarks that made the Principal companies “famous,” according to a federal lawsuit.

C.V. Starr & Co. Inc. is infringing on a slew of …

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A tablet a month can get expensive

Users of  tablet computers are spending much more money on those devices than smartphone owners spend on theirs, according to ABI Research.

 Twenty-two percent of tablet users spend about $50 a month and 9 percent …

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West Side Chamber to host meeting with legislators

The conversation will be all about business and politics when the Des Moines West Side Chamber of Commerce hosts a discussion and dessert 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Tally’s, 2712 Beaver Ave. Attending are Sen. …

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SBA launches Affordable Care Act Web page

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched a Web page and blog today that is dedicated to educating small business owners about the Affordable Care Act. The new tools will serve as a gateway for …

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Manufacturing picked up in the Midwest

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Midwest Manufacturing Index increased 0.7 percent in December, to a seasonally adjusted level of 94.7. Revised data show the index was up 2 percent in November.…

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By the way, finance any terrorist operations lately?

Wayzata, Minn.-based TCF National Bank has agreed to pay a $10 million penalty for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, Minnesota Public Radio reported. The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency …