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Article: Cheers! Des Moines greets clean water; no wading here - Des Moines is up and running. (Des Moines, Iowa)
- Article from:
- Nation's Cities Weekly
- Article date:
- August 30, 1993
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The Greater Des Moines business community has launched an advertising campaign, aimed at letting business leaders outside of their community, know that the region is back on its feet, open for business and continues to be an excellent place to locate and operate a business profitably.
Jack Rehm, CEO of Meredith Corporation, and chair of the Des Moines Development Corporation, said, "While the Flood of 1993 had the positive effect of putting Des Moines, Iowa on the map for those who may not have been aware of our location, it also suggested that our region is still underwater. Nothing could be further from that fact. Only about two percent of our businesses ...