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Report: Minimum wage increase would boost Polk County economy

An increase in the minimum wage to $12 or $15 an hour by Polk County would benefit up to 88,000 workers and in turn boost the local economy, according toa report released today by the Iowa…
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2016
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Urbandale chamber receives 5-star accreditation

The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce was presented with a 5-star accreditation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. The award was presented during the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Congressional Leadership Briefing & Luncheon in…
By BPC Staff | May 13, 2016
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Flying Hippo lands at Market One

Flying Hippo Inc. has moved into the Market One building at 130 E. Third St. in Des Moines’ East Village, landing within a few city blocks from where the web design and marketing company was …
By BPC Staff | May 12, 2016
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Bair recognized as ‘State Star’ by SBDC

Ted Bair, regional director of the Iowa State University Small Business Development Center in Ames, has been named the 2016 Iowa “State Star” by the national Small Business Development Center organization, America’s SBDC. Bair was …
By BPC Staff | May 12, 2016
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Follow tweets from the Partnership D.C. trip

Via Tiffany Taucheck @lovedsm   About 190 business representatives and community leaders are headed to Washington, D.C., with the Greater Des Moines Partnership for the region’s annual policy-promoting journey to the nation’s capital.


While in…
By CHRIS CONETZKEY | May 11, 2016
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KJWW acquires Michigan engineering firm

Quad-City Times: KJWW Engineering Consultants has expanded into Michigan with the acquisition of FES Group, a consulting firm in Wixom, Mich., the Quad-City-based company announced Monday. In a deal finalized May 1, FES (Facility Engineering Services) …
By BPC Staff | May 10, 2016
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Slam Dunk: DSM looks to land more top events

The buzz that surrounded Des Moines as four of the nation’s most storied men’s basketball programs competed at Wells Fargo Arena during the first two rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in March most …
By PERRY BEEMAN | May 6, 2016
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Des Moines projects to receive $17 million in state historic tax credits

Four local historic rehabilitation projects have qualified for $17 million of the $32.7 million in income tax credits available from a state program for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, according to the Iowa Department…
By BPC Staff | May 5, 2016
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Partnership lays out its D.C. lobbying agenda

The Greater Des Moines Partnership leads its annual lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., next week where it plans to promote advances in renewable chemicals, immigration, tax credits for alternative energy projects, health care and recreation…
By PERRY BEEMAN | May 4, 2016
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Midwest business conditions index slips

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After three straight months of expansion, a gauge of business activity in a nine-state region of the Midwest declined last month, but remained above growth-neutral. Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index dipped to …
By BPC Staff | May 3, 2016