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Social Club to mark opening of Culinary Loft

The Des Moines Social Club will mark the addition of cooking classes to its lineup of educational offerings with a launch event scheduled for the end of this month. The Great Pig Out, complete with …

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Warning: Early retirement can be hazardous to your health

Early retirement, it turns out, is bad for your physical and emotional health. The World Health Organization estimates that a suicide occurs every 40 seconds worldwide. The highest rates, for both men and women in …

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ISU researchers developing twin-rotor wind turbines

Are two rotors better than one for harnessing wind power? Iowa State University researchers are testing new designs that could significantly increase the efficiency of wind turbines by adding a smaller, secondary rotor on the …

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Des Moines Water Works to proceed with water quality suit

The Des Moines Water Works board of trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to move forward with a lawsuit against three upstream counties and their drainage districts in an effort to address worsening nitrate pollution that threatens …

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City Council approves food trucks on Des Moines streets

Food trucks have received a long-anticipated go-ahead to legally operate on Des Moines streets Monday. The Des Moines Register reported that the Des Moines City Council unanimously approved new regulations to accommodate the controversial business model, in …

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Kum & Go launches new brand approach

Kum & Go LC announced Monday the introduction of a new campaign to further the company’s brand, both in its stores and online. The campaign will highlight Kum & Go’s efforts to go beyond customer …

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Wholesale inventories up in January

U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.3 percent in January and sales dropped 3.1 percent, the largest decrease since March 2009, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, Reuters reported. At the present sales pace, it would take a little …

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Iowa Sports Foundation takes on statewide kids’ track event

The Iowa Sports Foundation announced today that it will sponsor the Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championship as a statewide event to continue the tradition of the former Hershey’s Track and Field Games in Iowa. …

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Ankeny approves budget with property tax rate decrease

The Ankeny City Council on Monday evening approved an $89 million fiscal 2016 budget that includes a property tax rate decrease for a second consecutive year. The budget reduces the property tax rate from $11.90 …

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Highway commission adjusts road and bridge projects to accommodate new gas tax funds

The Iowa Transportation Commission found $33 million in uses during the 2015 fiscal year for the 10-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase that took effect March 1.

 

At its meeting today in Ames, the commission approved …

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