Archive for February 2021
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Read More10 Iowa hospitals penalized for hospital-acquired conditions
The federal government has penalized 774 hospitals across the country, including University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and nine other Iowa hospitals, for having the highest rates of patient infections or other potentially avoidable medical …
Read MoreNew renderings released of redeveloped Merle Hay Mall
The proposed redevelopment of portions of Merle Hay Mall would generate an estimated annual $126 million economic impact and create about 1,000 new jobs, according to Elizabeth Holland, CEO of Merle Hay Investors, which owns …
Read MoreRural economy continues to see growth in February as hiring, farmland prices increase
Increased hiring and higher farmland prices drove the state’s rural economy further into growth territory in February, according to a monthly survey of Main Street bankers released Thursday.
According to Creighton University’s Rural Main Street Index, …
Clive Behavioral Health opens — with limited initial capacity
Photos by Duane Tinkey
Central Iowans seeking inpatient or outpatient behavioral health care for themselves or a family member now have another option with the opening of Clive Behavioral Health.
The new 83,000-square-foot hospital, which …
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Iowa company aims for zero-carbon renewable fuel
Successful Farming: Summit Agricultural Group of Alden has created Summit Carbon Solutions, a business platform intended to develop the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project. Summit Carbon Solutions will accelerate the transition toward sustainable, renewable …
Read MoreCount the Kicks and Wellmark to host millennial pregnancy webinar
Count the Kicks, an organization that aims to prevent stillbirths and infant deaths, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield are hosting a virtual webinar to educate expectant parents and the health care providers who care …
Read MoreDeere reports first quarter earnings
Deere & Co. reported net income of $1.224 billion for its first quarter ended Jan. 31, or $3.87 per share, compared with net income of $517 million, or $1.63 per share, for the quarter ended Feb. 2, …
Read MoreAmerican Equity reports net loss in fourth quarter; quarterly sales up 100%
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter net loss available to common stockholders of $6.3 million, or 7 cents per diluted common share, compared with net income available to common stockholders …
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