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Latest local coronavirus updates: March 12 | 4:09 p.m.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that it will provide small businesses affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus up to $2 million nationally in disaster assistance loans; however, businesses in Iowa will not be able to apply …

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CORONAVIRUS IN THE NEWS: March 12 4:08 p.m.

World stocks plunge into bear market on U.S. travel curbs, ECB move
Reuters: Panic hit world financial markets today, after stimulus efforts from the European Central Bank failed to calm investors alarmed by U.S. moves to …

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Des Moines Symphony announces 2020 Summer Pops concerts

The Des Moines Symphony’s 27th annual Yankee Doodle Pops will be performed Thursday, July 2, on the West Terrace of the Iowa Capitol, concluding with a fireworks display over the downtown Des Moines skyline. Visitors …

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Reynolds appoints Lebo as director of Iowa Department of Education

Ann Lebo has been appointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds to lead the Iowa Department of Education.  Lebo, who has been the executive director of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners since 2016, begins her new …

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Guest Opinion: Not everything is a binary choice: How serving LGBTQ patients inspires our team

By Dr. Patricia Newland, vice president and medical director, Central Iowa, UnityPoint Clinic

As clinicians, our medical training teaches us to categorize and diagnose. But caring for people can sometimes be gray – it’s not …

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COVID-19 and the workplace: 3 takeaways from panel discussion

This week, the Business Record held a Newsroom 515 panel discussion on legal issues. Among the topics discussed was the coronavirus and how it is affecting the workplace. The following are three key takeaways from …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 13 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the March 13 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …

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CORONAVIRUS IN THE NEWS: March 12 12:09 p.m.

Dow trades 9% lower and S&P 500 and Nasdaq tumble into bear market MarketWatch: U.S. stocks headed sharply lower today, triggering circuit breakers early in the session that temporarily halted trading for the second time in…
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Iowa skilled nursing, assisted living centers urged to limit visitors

The Iowa Health Care Association is encouraging all skilled nursing facilities in the state to follow recent guidance issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requiring them to substantially limit nonessential visitors to their facilities …

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VIDEO: Newsroom 515 Legal Matters Intro

TOPIC: This conversation will focus on key trends and issues relating to the legal issues your business should be preparing for now and in the coming years. PANELISTS: Kelsey Knowles, attorney, Belin McCormick Todd Van …