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Iowa Smart Planning Task Force to hold meetings

The Iowa Smart Planning Task Force will hold a series of public meetings to get feedback on draft recommendations to support smart planning in Iowa.

The task force was created during this year’s legislative session …

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Ankeny supports Accu-Mold expansion

The Ankeny City Council took action yesterday to support Accu-Mold LLC, which announced plans to expand its operations in Ankeny with a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot facility.

The expansion will create 43 jobs. The city will …

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‘Swipe fee’ settlement reached with credit card issuers

The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement in a civil antitrust lawsuit against the nation’s largest credit card issuers. The settlement will enable merchants to offer consumers incentives to use lower-cost cards and …

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Reports indicate a stabilizing economy

Orders for U.S. capital goods rose in August more than previously estimated, a sign companies are replacing outdated equipment. Total bookings dropped, pulled lower by a decline in demand for aircraft, Bloomberg reported.

Orders for …

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Iowa receives $1 million for health-exchange planning

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Iowa $1 million to help the state establish a health insurance exchange. The exchanges, required in each state by the Affordable Care Act signed into …

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Campaign Iowa State tops $800 million goal

Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy announced that benefactors to Campaign Iowa State: With Pride and Purpose have committed gifts totaling more than $804 million since July 1, 2003, surpassing the $800 million goal of …

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At least ‘governor’ will look good on his resume


Gov. Chet Culver is down to one option: get the Iowa Constitution changed so the governor’s race is decided by arm wrestling.

Barring that, his immediate political future looks dim, which is unfortunate for him, …

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Farrell’s sues Kosama over use of its name on Web


Seekers of a toned body and healthy lifestyle could be led down the wrong path if their quest includes a visit to the Internet.

A trademark infringement lawsuit claims that the owners of Kosama, a …

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City of Des Moines scores with new website

The city of Des Moines received a 2010 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development from the Web Marketing Association. Intended to recognize Web developers and marketers around the world, more than 2,000 sites from …

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Justice Alito to speak at Drake

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. will deliver the 12th Dwight D. Opperman Lecture in Constitutional Law at Drake University today.

The free lecture starts at 3 p.m. in the Knapp Center, 2525 Forest …