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NOTEBOOK: Project might be ‘fantastic,’ but it follows an old routine

The West Des Moines City Council approved a consent agenda Monday that contained a fantastic project, we think, but even after it got the green light, its nature remains something of a secret.

Consent agendas, …

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NOTEBOOK: Project might be ‘fantastic,’ but it follows an old routine

The West Des Moines City Council approved a consent agenda Monday that contained a fantastic project, we think, but even after it got the green light, its nature remains something of a secret.

Consent agendas, …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Another way to read the jobs reports

FiveThirtyEight took November’s national jobs report and breaks down how we read the traditional charts, what we miss, and what their team thinks we can all do better. Take September — this year’s report, on its …

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Forced sustainability?

Des Moines city leaders are looking to push businesses to assess their energy and water use and to make improvements that could help save the companies money.

The Des Moines City Council is expected early …

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Study: Des Moines nurse practitioners rate high for wage growth

Des Moines area nurse practitioners’ wage growth in 2018 was among the highest in the nation, according to a new report by Doximity, a professional online network for healthcare professionals. Pay growth for nurse practitioners averaged 14 …

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SBA backed fewer loans in November

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed seven private loans for Central Iowa businesses in November, tying July’s total for the smallest batch of the year. 

The private loans were for a combined $2.06 million, the …

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Small-business optimism at 15-year high; taxes remain key issue

Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, with an overall index score of 129. That is 11 points higher than last quarter’s score of 118 and the highest in the survey’s 15-year history. The fourth quarter 2018 survey …

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China likely to buy more U.S. soybeans in January

China is likely to buy more U.S. soybeans beginning in January because South America doesn’t have enough to meet demand between seasons, Reuters reported. China had stepped back from the U.S. market after President Donald Trump …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreases in October

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index decreased 0.2 percent to 108.2 in October, its first decline in the past six months, the Iowa Department of Revenue announced. The index, made up of eight leading indicators, had experienced five …

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Partnership releases state legislative agenda

The Greater Des Moines Partnership at a luncheon today released its platform for the next session of the Iowa Legislature. The biggest priorities feature some familiar topics. The full list of priorities is here.

The top …