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Iowa ranks No. 1 in U.S. News Best States list

U.S. News and World Report named Iowa No. 1 in its new Best States rankings, noting the state’s education and quality of life while also laying out challenges with business climate, workforce and an aging population. 

Gov. …

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Partnership rolls out national digital campaign to lure talent

A new digital campaign from the Greater Des Moines Partnership will use videos of current residents to show prospective workers and businesses the types of lifestyles represented in Greater Des Moines.

The idea is to …

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Idaho has the potatoes but wants Iowa’s data centers

Idaho’s legislature is weighing tax breaks to lure the type of data center development found in Iowa, which the Idaho Statesman dubbed “the new server state.” Idaho has some smaller-scale server farms, but it wants the Apple/Google/Microsoft …

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April 5: Accelerate DSM

Host: The Greater Des Moines Partnership
About: This energizing, annual daylong event gives startups and entrepreneurs the chance to make worthwhile connections and gain key takeaways to help them accelerate their business.
When: 8 a.m. …

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Iowa Business Council finds population, diversity issues

The Iowa Business Council today will release its first Iowa’s Competitive Dashboard, a simplified version of its annual check on the health of Iowa’s business climate.

While many of the ratings haven’t changed much, some have …

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Egg processor receives state incentives for Norwalk plant

MG Waldbaum Co., a subsidiary of Minnesota-based Michael Foods Inc., will receive state incentives for a manufacturing and distribution center in Norwalk where precooked eggs will be processed. The Iowa Economic Development Authority board had …

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Rockwell Collins claimed one-fifth of Iowa’s R&D tax credits last year

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Rockwell Collins made one-fifth of the claims for Iowa’s research-and-development tax credit in 2017, a new report shows. Rockwell claimed more than $13.9 million in the Research Activities Credit last year, making it …

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Grimes, Mason City firms authorized to distribute $140 million in federal tax credits

Two Iowa firms that distribute federal New Market Tax Credits have received a total of $140 million of a $3.5 billion allocation from the U.S. Treasury Department. Midwest Renewable Capital LLC, a Grimes firm that …

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March 8: Raising Capital Seminar

Host: The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the BrownWinick Law Firm
About: Startup company founders in Greater Des Moines will have the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs and startup investors on how to raise …

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Breakfast in Des Moines, 10th anniversary celebration in Kosovo

Kosovo this week celebrates its 10th anniversary of independence it won with the assistance of the Iowa National Guard, and Maj. General Timothy Orr, the Iowa National Guard’s adjutant general, will be in Kosovo Thursday …