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Visioning report outlines Des Moines area strengths, weakness

January 20, 2011 /

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A new 186-page report from a central Iowa visioning group says the Des Moines metro area’s strengths include a growing population, more and more young professionals and tech companies, and strong learning centers.

The state’s capital also faces challenges that include a misperception that Des Moines is a city of "corn and cows." And growing poverty in the city’s core is reducing tax revenue, creating educational challenges, and straining the city’s and social agencies’ ability to provide services.

DONNELLE ELLER

Full Story: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110119/BUSINESS/110119066/0/SPORTS/?odyssey=nav|head

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