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SBA announces state winners for 2012 Small Business Week

SBA announces state winners for 2012 Small Business Week    The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced the state winners of its 2012 Small Business Week Awards. The national event will take place the week…
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2012
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The Tomorrow Plan to hold series of events

The Tomorrow Plan to hold series of events    On March 30, The Tomorrow Plan speakers series will feature Peter Katz, the executive director of the Congress for New Urbanism, a nonprofit organization that promotes…
By BPC Staff | Mar 15, 2012
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Iowa unemployment decreases

Iowa unemployment decreases Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent in January, offering further evidence that the recovery strengthened during the fourth quarter of 2011. The statewide jobless rate was reported at 5.6…
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2012
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Downtown gift cards give a boost to local economy


Local businesses are cashing in on a simple concept designed to keep consumers’ money downtown – and it’s in the form of a gift card.

The Des Moines downtown gift card program has one main …
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar 2, 2012
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Capital Crossroads: Business Capital


What is Capital Crossroads:
Capital Crossroads is a regional planning effort headed up by leaders in Greater Des Moines and surrounding community,

What is Business Capital:
The Business Capital section of the Capital Crossroads plan …
By KYLE OPPENHUIZEN | Mar 2, 2012
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Iowa Business Council index up from last quarter

Iowa Business Council index up from last quarter The Iowa Business Council’s Overall Economic Outlook Survey Index rose to 66.3 for the first quarter of 2012. The index was four points higher than in the…
By BPC Staff | Mar 1, 2012
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Four chambers to share one office space

Four Des Moines chambers of commerce will centralize their operations, effective today.

The Des Moines Downtown, West Side, South and East chambers will share office space within RDG Planning & Design, 301 Grand Ave.

The …
By BPC Staff | Mar 1, 2012
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Business conditions improve in Iowa, Midwest

Business conditions improve in Iowa, Midwest The monthly Business Conditions Index compiled by Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss showed an increase for the nine-state Mid-America region in February. The index, which ranges from 0…
By BPC Staff | Mar 1, 2012
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Collegiate wrestling championship expected to bring 10,000

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2012 Wrestling National Championship will come to Des Moines for the first time in the event’s 55-year history.

It is expected to bring 500 wrestlers, coaches and staff …
By BPC Staff | Feb 28, 2012
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Two executives join Iowa Business Council

Two executives join Iowa Business Council James Israel (left), president of John Deere Financial, and  Steven Leath, president of Iowa State University, have accepted invitations to join the Iowa Business Council (IBC). The council’s membership…
By BPC Staff | Feb 27, 2012