In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com

Stowe has cancer
Des Moines Water Works exec Bill Stowe reports that he has an aggressive form of cancer, but plans to work as much as he can. 
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Housing costs
Central Iowa has a housing gap that is eating up more than half the earnings of some families, the Polk County Housing Trust Fund reports.
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Transload facility
A Texas contractor is the latest in a string to look at building a much-delayed transload facility in Des Moines.
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Hiring on the rise
Manpower reports nearly 1 in 4 U.S. businesses plans to increase staffing in the second quarter. 
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DMU to move
Des Moines University plans to move to West Des Moines to accommodate growth. 
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Vermeer rebuild
Vermeer Corp. in Pella has chosen Mortensen Co. to rebuild its production facilities destroyed by a tornado last July.
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