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Deanna Strable elected Principal board chair

Principal Financial Group announced Deanna Strable, president and CEO, has been elected chair of the board by the company’s board of directors, effective Sept. 2. Strable succeeds Dan Houston, who will conclude his service on …

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DART ridership increases to 3.75 million rides in fiscal year 2025

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority announced it provided 3,753,065 rides across all transit services in fiscal year 2025, an increase of nearly 7% from the previous year. Ninety-five percent of that ridership comes …

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Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails launch annual fundraising campaign

The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails has launched the fifth annual Wild Prairie Showdown, an eight-week peer-to-peer campaign to raise awareness, support and capital for conservation and recreation efforts in Central Iowa. Two …

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Iowa’s Rural Mainstreet Index drops 14.2 points

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The Rural Mainstreet Index for August fell for the 10-state Midwest region and lowered significantly in Iowa. Iowa’s exports, however, were up.

For the overall region, the index fell to …

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Interactive map shows July jobless rates of Iowa communities

Adair, Carroll, Osceola, Sioux and Taylor counties have the lowest jobless rates among Iowa’s 99 counties with 2.8% of workers unemployed, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.

Among Iowa cities, the Carroll micropolitan statistical …

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On the Move: Week of August 22

Ryan Keenan
ICON Water Trails
Hired as development officer
rkeenan@iconwatertrails.com

Cole Miller
ICON Water Trails
Promoted to associate director of regional programming
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NAMI Iowa receives $35,000 from Iowa Total Care

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Iowa has received $35,000 from Iowa Total Care, a provider of Medicaid health care coverage in Iowa and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corp. The grant will support …

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WRH rebrands to Wendler Inc.

WRH, a Cedar Rapids-based civil infrastructure company, has announced a rebranding to Wendler Inc. as well as the purchase of the Geonetric Building in Cedar Rapids for $6.8 million. The new building will serve as …

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Hy-Vee and Oscar Health partner to launch new health care plan

Oscar Health and Hy-Vee have announced a new joint health care benefit, Hy-Vee Health with Oscar, set to launch in Des Moines on Nov. 1. The plan combines Hy-Vee’s network of pharmacies, clinics and grocery …

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40 landowners pack Iowa Utilities Commission meeting

About 40 rural landowners affected by Summit’s carbon pipeline on Wednesday spoke at the first Iowa Utilities Commission monthly meeting in two years. The landowners raised concerns about the validity of Summit’s project and asked …