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Festival to celebrate State Fair food and music

The Iowa Craft Beer Tent will host a festival that brings elements of the Iowa State Fair together for one weekend in August. 

The Butter Cow Festival, scheduled for Friday, Aug. 14, and Saturday, Aug. …

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Reynolds provides $50M in federal funds for mental health

Mental health providers received a boost Tuesday with an allocation of $50 million in federal emergency pandemic funding. The announcement comes less than a month after the Iowa Legislature adjourned without approving continued funding for …

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Food Bank of Iowa has record distribution in June

Radio Iowa: The president and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa says a record number of meals went out in June. Michelle Book said that in 2016 when she first arrived, they were serving about …

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Blackout Day encourages spending at black-owned businesses today

Des Moines Register: The Des Moines Black Lives Matter group is joining a nationwide movement to encourage spending at Black-owned businesses today. The national Black Lives Matter movement designated today as Blackout Day, during which “not …

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Iowa DHS to distribute more than $76 million in food assistance payments

The Iowa Department of Human Services has announced a distribution plan for more than $76 million in federal food assistance benefits that will be mailed out to Iowa families who lost access to free and …

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Ingersoll Live, Run the Avenues events canceled for 2020

Ingersoll Live and Run the Avenues, scheduled for Aug. 29, are canceled for 2020, the Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand’s board of directors announced today. The live music event and community 5K run will return …

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Simpson named COO of Primary Health Care

Nathan Simpson, pictured, has been promoted to chief operations officer of Primary Health Care Inc., a Des Moines-based nonprofit community health center with locations throughout Central Iowa. In his new role, Simpson will oversee the …

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Majority of SBA loan recipients failed to provide demographic information

Among the questions asked about the Small Business Administration’s forgivable loan program has been whether the aid is reaching minority business owners.

The short answer? It’s difficult to know.

That’s because 75% of the applicants …

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Leaks, malfunction damage 270 Iowa coronavirus tests

Des Moines Register: Leaked samples and an equipment malfunction at Iowa’s State Hygienic Lab damaged approximately 270 coronavirus tests in mid-June, mainly from two Test Iowa sites, according to lab officials. The damage primarily affected tests …

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American Enterprise partners with SilversSneakers fitness program

Des Moines-based American Enterprise Group Inc. announced that its Medico Corp. Life Insurance Co. will offer SilverSneakers, a leading fitness program for seniors, to its Medicare Supplement policyholders in Iowa. Enrollment in the SilverSneakers program is automatic …