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Hy-Vee donates $1 million and 1 million volunteer hours to fight racial inequity

Hy-Vee Inc. will donate $1 million and 1 million volunteer hours to organizations that support racial unity and equality throughout the eight-state region in which the grocer has stores. “There are times when actions speak …

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Water Works board to interview CEO finalists Wednesday

Two finalists for the Des Moines Water Works CEO and general manager position are scheduled to be interviewed publicly but virtually on Wednesday. Ted Corrigan, the utility’s chief operating officer and interim CEO, and Aaron …

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The Iowa Clinic announces new CEO

The Iowa Clinic announced today that its board of directors has named Ben Vallier as the next CEO of the physician-owned, multi-specialty clinic. Vallier succeeds Ed Brown, who helped found the clinic in 1994 and …

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Casey’s reports strong annual earnings despite COVID-19-related obstacles

The sudden drop in vehicle usage caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shelter-in-place orders in parts of the U.S. meant less demand for gasoline, a nationwide trend to which Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores …

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D.M. City Council faces opposition to proposed ban on racial profiling

Demonstrators sit outside Des Moines City Hall during the City Council meeting that saw the first reading of an ordinance banning racial profiling. Photo by Joe Crimmings

The Des Moines City Council unanimously approved the first, …

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Catt Center study: Counties, cities improve gender balance on boards

Cities and counties across the state continue to work toward achieving gender balance on commissions and boards, according to a new report from Iowa State University’s Catt Center for Women and Politics. The percentage of …

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Tippie College of Business starts over on dean search

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has decided to start over entirely in its search for a new dean, the college recently announced. Because the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated delaying in-person finalist visits from the spring …

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Cedar Rapids marijuana manufacturer closes permanently

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids’s sole medical marijuana manufacturer permanently has closed its doors, leaving the state with one medical cannabidiol manufacturer. Iowa Relief relinquished its license weeks after having ceased operations at its plant, state …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: But what would you do? Disease experts respond.

Sometimes when you face a tough decision about a health-related matter, you just want to ask an expert what they would do. Not what the latest statistics are, or the latest government or medical guidelines; …

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EntreFEST 2020 takeaways: Through the viewing glass

At the morning keynote on June 4, NewBoCo Executive Director Eric Engelmann sat down at his computer with a plastic toy hand-clapper and gave it a good shake. The session’s “pre-standing ovation,” an EntreFEST tradition, …

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