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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 …

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Iowa State investigating public-private utilities partnership, like UI

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University is investigating the possibility of entering a public-private partnership for operation of its utility system, following the lead of the University of Iowa, which in December entered into a $1.165 …

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Anti-abortion amendment to Iowa Constitution eligible for full vote in both chambers

KGAN-TV: A proposal to add language to Iowa’s constitution that would make it easier to pass abortion restrictions in the future is making headway at the Statehouse, after a House committee approved the measure on Wednesday. …

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Iowa surpasses 500,000 voters in June primary, blowing past 1994 record

More than 500,000 voters cast ballots in Iowa’s primary on Tuesday, blowing past the last turnout record of 449,490 Iowans in 1994, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s office announced on Wednesday. Due to the …

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MercyOne Des Moines recognized on ‘100 great hospitals’ list by Becker’s

For the second consecutive year, MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has been named by Becker’s Healthcare to its 2020 list of 100 great hospitals in America. MercyOne Des Moines is the only Central Iowa hospital named to …

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Des Moines Community Playhouse offers online theater classes

The Des Moines Community Playhouse is offering online classes scheduled for 45 minutes or longer to students in kindergarten through ninth grade, all summer, the organization announced this week. Class sizes are limited; a complete …

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Namesake’s family sues Exile Brewing Co over top-selling Ruthie beer

Des Moines Register: The estate of Ruthie Bisignano is suing Exile Brewing Co. for “unjustified and unpermitted” use of Bisignano’s persona to advertise the Des Moines craft brewery’s best-selling Ruthie beer. The case, filed Monday, alleges …

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After heated debate, Iowa lawmakers OK modest expansion of medical marijuana

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After a heated and contentious debate, Iowa lawmakers on Wednesday approved a modest expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program. The proposal that passed the Iowa Senate is weaker than a proposed expansion …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 5 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the June 5 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …