Archive for June 2021
Grassley, Klobuchar urge CMS to prioritize Rural Emergency Hospital designation
Rural hospitals that close inpatient beds and revamp as standalone emergency rooms may receive more funding under a proposal being advocated by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, Bloomberg reported. Grassley …
Read MorePro Iowa, Kick it Forward and partners to host futsal court grand opening Saturday
Pro Iowa is hosting a block party and grand opening of a double futsal-sized (miniature) soccer pitch on Saturday at Linnan Park in Clive, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The pitch is one of …
Read MoreCasey’s earnings report shows fuel consumption on the rise
Vehicle fuel consumption in Middle America is on the rise, a sign people are comfortable traveling instead of staying close to home because of the pandemic, an earnings report released this week by an Ankeny-based …
Read MoreState board denies petition objecting to Indianola’s use of local option sales tax for Streetscape Project
Architectural rendering of Indianola’s City Square Reconstruction Project. Special to the Business Record
The Iowa State Appeals Board has dismissed a petition objecting to the city of Indianola’s use of Local Option Sales Tax funds for …
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Saying goodbye to the millennial lifestyle subsidy
I was among those folks who just scratched their heads wondering how some of the popular online lifestyle convenience services my younger colleagues and neighbors would use — DoorDash, Uber, Airbnb and others — could …
Read MoreState no longer lets Iowans view own vaccination records online, after concerns that employers might peek
Des Moines Register: Iowans will no longer be able to use a state website to check their own vaccination histories or those of their children. The change comes amid national controversy over whether employers should …
Read More33K vaccine doses are expiring in Iowa
Axios Des Moines: Around 33,000 Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses will expire in Iowa this month, state health officials said yesterday. Less than half of the state is vaccinated and vaccine demand has plummeted …
Read MoreSans stagecoach, Wells Fargo to launch new credit card portfolio in July
Wells Fargo & Co. this week announced it will launch a new portfolio of credit cards as part of the bank’s transformation in its recovery from its fake-accounts scandal, American City Business Journals reported. Wells Fargo will …
Read MoreOut to Lunch to return in July
The popular Out to Lunch food and music series will return to downtown Des Moines starting July 1. According to a news release, Out to Lunch is a series of mid-day summer events in various …
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