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Aviva USA set for ‘Day of Action’

Volunteers from Aviva USA will exercise their artistic talents during a “Day of Action” today. As part of the company’s United Way Campaign activities, employee volunteers will paint educational-themed artwork on the sidewalk leading into …

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Meals from the Heartland packs food for millions


Through Meals from the Heartland, Central Iowa volunteers have packaged millions of nutritious meals for people in some of the poorest countries on Earth. Early next month, the nonprofit organization will hold another mass-packaging event …

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Pick a continent and go


Last winter during one of our many life-threatening but character-building blizzards, I was struggling through deep snow and howling winds on my way to the firewood supply.

As everything started to fade to black – …

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What does the future hold?


In my attempt to juggle a career with motherhood (both with only moderate success), I find little time to ponder the future.

No, I’m not referring to my career path in 10 years or my …

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2010 Best of Des Moines Business Record #2


And now for the rest of the story. Here are more winners in the Business Record’s 15th annual Best of Des Moines readers’ poll. Through online voting and paper ballots, our readers selected these 34 …

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Office furniture sales bouncing back at HNI


Muscatine-based furniture maker HNI Corp. saw its office furniture sales increase 7.8 percent in the second quarter of 2010, compared with the same period a year earlier.

In a report to the Securities and Exchange …

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A Closer Look: Marie Birdsley


How did you find the job at the Salvation Army?

I just got lucky. I applied to a million places. And I just got lucky. I found my dream job, right away. Which is crazy. …

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Customers couldn’t wait for Farm & City Supply


Customers started knocking on the doors of the Farm & City Supply when the nuts and bolts were on the shelves, but the farm side of the store had yet to be stocked.

“There was …

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2010 Best of Des Moines Business Record #1


Each year, we ask the readers of the Business Record to vote for the best individuals, companies and organizations in a broad range of categories. We always get an outstanding response, and 2010 was no …

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U.S. bank statement says: Insufficient funds


Now they tell us we’re surrounded by dams that are going to give way and flood our communities the next time it rains hard, or even if somebody forgets to turn off a garden hose …