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Health insurers pledge no cost to patients for coronavirus testing

A number of major health insurers pledged Tuesday to cover coronavirus testing at no cost to patients, but those assurances may not resolve public concerns about testing, Time magazine reported. During a meeting at the White House, …

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University of Iowa hospitals treating first COVID-19 patient, in ‘critical condition’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics early today sent an email to its faculty and staff notifying them that it has admitted its first COVID-19 patient, who “remains in critical condition in our …

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GreenState pays nearly $15 million for bank’s Polk County properties

GreenState Credit Union paid nearly $15 million for five properties located in Polk County that had been owned by First American Bank, real estate transaction records show.

The transaction, which was finalized on Feb. 27,…
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PROJECT UPDATE: Ankeny Storage facility

Construction of a multilevel, climate-controlled storage facility is underway at 1204 S.E. 16th Court in Ankeny. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

What: Climate-controlled, multistory storage facility and three other single-story storage facilities

Project value: $6.8 million

Where: 1204 S.E. …

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Construction begins on new Altoona senior living community

Construction has begun on Hubbell Realty Co.’s $20.4 million Edencrest at Tuscany, a community targeted at older adults, and will include independent living options, memory care and assisted living.

The development, on the southeast corner…
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Grinnell College to shift to ‘online learning’ due to coronavirus concerns

KCCI-TV: Grinnell College sent an email to students today saying that students will complete the spring semester off campus because of coronavirus concerns. All students are expected to leave campus by Monday, March 23, then complete …

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Iowa moving from COVID-19 prevention to mitigation, Reynolds says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Eighteen Iowans returning home from the Grand Princess cruise liner are not showing signs of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, state public health officials said today, but they are being asked to self-isolate. …

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Competitive grants available for rural Iowa projects

Two competitive grants are available to Iowa communities with less than 20,000 residents, the Iowa Economic Development Authority recently announced. The Rural Innovation Grant Program, which has up to $300,000 available, can be used to …

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Supply disruption worries reflected in quarterly Iowa Business Survey

Iowa manufacturers are concerned about supply disruptions due to coronavirus, according to the results of the latest ABI Quarterly Iowa Business Survey released Tuesday. “Uncertainty is never good for business, and members are concerned about the unknown,” …

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ChildServe’s Forward Together nears $10M goal with $150,000 Meredith gift

The Meredith Corporation Foundation has made a commitment of $150,000 to ChildServe’s Forward Together campaign. The gift, which will span three years, will help ChildServe open a pediatric behavioral health clinic, build a new pediatric …