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Economic Development

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Partnership to host global partnerships speaker

Deirdre White, president and CEO of CDC Development Solutions of Washington, D.C., will speak in Des Moines on Sept. 12.

The event is hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the U.S. Center for …

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Partnership recognized for communication efforts

The Greater Des Moines Partnership received the American Chamber of Commerce Executives’ (ACCE) Award for Communications Excellence.

Winners were recognized at the annual ACCE convention on Aug. 2 in Louisville, Ky. The Partnership’s Community Rankings Campaign received …

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Iowa ranks as third-best state for young adults says MoneyRates.com

Iowa is the third-best state for young adults, according to a recent ranking. MoneyRates.com, an online source of information on bank rates, personal finance and investing, ranked Iowa behind North Dakota and South Dakota.  The …

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Fairfield Inn planned in Urbandale

Fairfield Inns and Suites is building a new hotel in Urbandale. The hotel will be at 8661 Plum Drive, just off the 86th Street interchange of Interstate Highway 35/80. The Urbandale City Council approved a …

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Capital Crossroads: Capital Corridor

What is Capital Crossroads?
Capital Crossroads is a regional planning effort headed up by leaders in Greater Des Moines and surrounding communities.

What is Capital Corridor?
The Capital Corridor section of the Capital Crossroads long-term …

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$2.7 billion pulled from stock market mutual funds last week

The retreat from the U.S. stock market continued last week, CNNMoney reported. Another $2.7 billion was pulled from U.S. stock market mutual funds during the week ended Aug. 15, according to the Investment Company Institute. …

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Nominations open for tourism awards

Nominations are now available for the Iowa Tourism Awards, hosted by the Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa.

The awards are designed to honor the most outstanding attractions, events, communities, organizations and …

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Iowa’s unemployment rate rose in July

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in July, Iowa Workforce Development announced today.

That is up from a rate of 5.1 percent in June, but down from the 6.0 percent unemployment rate …

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Unemployment claims up, moving average down

The U.S. Department of Labor today said initial claims for unemployment benefits rose by 2,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 366,000.

The four-week moving average for new claims dropped by 5,500 to 363,750, which …

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Report: Immigrants generating business growth

Immigrants were responsible for more than a quarter of all new U.S. businesses started last year and are increasingly likely to start a business, even as the rate of native-born Americans starting businesses declines.

That’s …