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Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission gives thumbs down to gambling on esports

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission rejected a formal request Thursday by the Iowa Gaming Association to allow casino wagering on esports. The commission did approve a request by DraftKings Inc. of Boston …

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Indoor sports facility proposed for former Sears store at Southridge Mall

An athletic club and multisports facility is proposed for the former Sears building at Southridge Mall in Des Moines. 
Photo provided by Polk County assessor

A Kansas-based health club is proposing to convert the site …

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Warner named CEO of Greene County Medical Center

Greene County Medical Center’s board of trustees announced the hospital has hired Tracy Warner as its new chief executive officer. She has been its interim CEO since March 26. Warner succeeds Carl Behne, who resigned in January …

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Cmelik elected to board of international municipal clerks

Des Moines City Clerk P. Kay Cmelik was recently elected to the board of directors of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, a nonprofit organization with more than 15,000 members worldwide, the organization announced. Cmelik, …

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J.C. Penney closing 154 stores this summer; Carroll and Marshalltown included

CNN Business: J.C. Penney Co. is permanently closing 154 stores across 20 states this summer as part of its bankruptcy plan. The list includes two Iowa stores, in Carroll and Marshalltown. The company, one of the …

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Iowa regents freeze tuition rates for fall; students request that it last longer

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s public university students will be back this fall to have “as full a range of on-campus experiences as possible” — without a tuition increase, at least for now. The Board of Regents …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: As economy reopens, who will watch the kids?

During our “Adapting Roles” panel Thursday, which was focused on gender and family issues amid the pandemic, an audience member asked panelists if there were any programs they knew of offering help with child care …

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Virtual event planned to celebrate renovation of Griffin building

A virtual celebration of the renovation of the Enda M. Griffin Building in downtown Des Moines will be held at 4 p.m. June 13. The celebration, sponsored by the Iowa Architectural Foundation, includes a virtual …

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Alliant Credit Union shuts down two Eastern Iowa branches

Dubuque-based Alliant Credit Union announced it will not reopen two of its eastern Iowa branches that have been closed due to COVID-19 precautions since mid-March, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Alliant’s Cedar Rapids branch in the Alliant …

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Despite new coronavirus outbreaks at its Iowa plants, Tyson resumes attendance policy

Des Moines Register: Tyson Foods is reinstating an attendance policy that punishes workers for missing shifts, even as it reports new COVID-19 outbreaks in its Iowa meatpacking plants. The company is returning to the policy it …