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Economic Development

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Partnership’s intern program returns with new name

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s internship program, formerly Do More in the City, has been renamed Seize the City. The program will mix networking, community engagement and professional development. It will launch the program at an event…
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Get to know: Newton, Pella, Indianola

When I first moved to Des Moines five years ago, as editor, one of the questions I would get asked all the time was “What’s your coverage area?” Seems like a straightforward question, right? We’re…
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Scientific Games plans expansions in Des Moines, Cedar Falls

Las Vegas-based Scientific Games Corp. plans expansions of its facilities in Des Moines and Cedar Falls that are expected to create 51 new jobs in the state. The Iowa Economic Development Authority today awarded tax …

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Three Greater Des Moines startups receive funding

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board today also provided funding to three Greater Des Moines-based startups based on recommendations from the Technology Commercialization Committee: My Diabetes Home LLC in Des Moines was awarded a $25,000 proof…
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Iowa unemployment rate rises to 3.9 percent

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in April from 3.8 percent in March. That’s up from 3.7 percent a year ago. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 5 percent in April. “Although Iowa’s …

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New initiative focuses on African-American wealth gap in Des Moines

African-Americans experience joblessness at a rate more than two times that of whites in Des Moines, a sign of the racial wealth divide that’s prevalent across the United States. Nationally, wealth among white families is…
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Indianola: Pennies pay for brighter city

On March 1, Indianola voters approved adding a penny to the sales tax charged on retail sales in the city, the Warren County seat of government, a mere 20-minute drive south of Des Moines.

The …

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Newton: Minus Maytag

Frank Liebl winces when he still hears someone refer to his city as “poor Newton.” But he’s hearing that expression less often as the city continues its steady recovery from the loss of Maytag Corp. …

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Pella: More than dutch letters

Karen Eischen knows what’s going on in Pella. 

Eischen, executive director of the Pella Chamber of Commerce, helps guide development from her upper-level office in a remodeled visitors hub northwest of a tidy town square …

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Downtown to get more than 1,000 high-tech jobs in major lease and construction deal for Des Moines

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., a multinational corporation that is based in New Jersey with a presence in Des Moines, plans to hire more than 1,000 people and occupy office space in Two Ruan Center as…