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November job cuts down 13 percent from 2010

November job cuts down 13 percent from 2010   U.S.-based employers announced job cuts totaling 42,474 in November, according to global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. That’s a drop of 13 percent from…
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2011
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Gannett announces another round of furloughs

Gannett announces another round of furloughs Gannett Co. Inc., publisher of The Des Moines Register, yesterday announced to employees it would implement another round of unpaid first-quarter furloughs for most of its workers. The furloughs…
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2011
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Science Center receives $25,000 for preschool playground

Science Center receives $25,000 for preschool playground The Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater (SCI) has received a $25,000 grant from the W.T. & Edna M. Dahl Trust for outdoor improvements to…
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2011
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Catholic Diocese can’t find funds for college preparatory school

Catholic Diocese can’t find funds for college preparatory school  The Catholic Diocese of Des Moines has placed an effort to raise funds for a Christo Rey college preparatory school on “indefinite hold.” Using a federal…
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2011
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Survey: Large firms plan to hire recent graduates

Survey: Large firms plan to hire recent graduates Large employers plan to increase their hiring of college graduates finishing their degrees during the 2011-12 academic year, The Wall Street Journal reported. A survey by Michigan…
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2011
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Business Volunteer Council to meet Dec. 6

Business Volunteer Council to meet Dec. 6   The Business Volunteer Council will host its next meeting from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 6 at Chocolatarie Stam, 2814 Ingersoll Ave. The council is a…
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2011
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Last day to buy tickets for Drake University’s Madrigal Dinner

Today is the last day to buy tickets for Drake University’s Madrigal Dinner. Ring in the holiday season at one of two dinners, held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 4 at the Olmsted …
By BPC Staff | Nov 22, 2011
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Key employees optimistic about their companies, but not economy

Key employees, those most critical to a business, show positive signs for saving enough for retirement, according to new research from Principal Financial Group Inc.
 
Nearly all key employees surveyed indicate they will either …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2011
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High school students show off business ideas

Tonight at Valley High School in West Des Moines, students will get to show off their business ideas at an Entrepreneurship Fair from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Students in Sarah Bird’s …
By BPC Staff | Nov 15, 2011
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New tutoring center to help students stay on track

On Tuesday, the Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Iowa College Aid) announced the opening of the College Access Programs (CAP) Tutoring Center, a new resource for students attending Des Moines public high schools to help …
By BPC Staff | Nov 8, 2011
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