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UnityPoint Health to open women’s clinic in Marshalltown

UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown announced it will open a Women’s Health Outreach Clinic on Jan. 13. The clinic will be located inside the Multi-Specialty Clinic at 407 E. Main St. in Marshalltown. The outreach clinic, located in …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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Reynolds asks MLB commissioner to support Iowa minor league teams

Gov. Kim Reynolds has contacted Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred, urging him to support Iowa’s five minor league baseball teams, the governor’s office announced. The news comes after MLB announced a restructuring plan that would cut ties …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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Community Foundation announces Leadership Grants

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has granted $600,000 in Leadership Grants to four area nonprofits, the foundation announced. 

Funded through the Better Together Fund, this round of Leadership Grants represents the largest cumulative …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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Broad-based signals of weakness in Iowa’s economy continue

The latest Iowa Leading Indicators Index report released today is signaling that employment growth will weaken in the first three to six months of 2020. 

The index for November 2019 was 107.1, up slightly from 107.0 in …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 2, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Jan. 3 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the Jan. 3 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 …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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Iowa could see negative economic impact of surrounding states raising minimum wage

KCRG-TV: The minimum wage will go up in nearly half of the states in the country this year, but Iowa is not on that list. Twenty states raised minimum wages starting on New Year’s Day. Four …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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Nominations for Ivy Women in Business Awards due Jan. 10

The Iowa State University Ivy College of Business invites nominations for the third annual Ivy Women in Business Awards. Established in 2017, these awards celebrate women in business and their champions, and serve as an opportunity …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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Local specialty coffee BLK & Bold launches in national Targets

Des Moines-based specialty coffee brand BLK & Bold is launching in more than 200 Target stores across the U.S. Four 12-ounce varieties will retail at $12.99 in retail stores and online, co-founder and CEO Pernell …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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On With Life opens outpatient clinic in Coralville

On With Life, a neuro rehabilitation program with locations in Des Moines, Ankeny and Glenwood, is opening an outpatient clinic in Coralville this month, the organization announced. The On With Life Outpatient Neuro Rehabilitation-Coralville Clinic will …
By BPC Staff | Jan 2, 2020
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PROJECT STATUS UPDATE: Texas Roadhouse

A building at 6378 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines that housed Fuddruckers restaurant was demolished this week. A Texas Roadhouse restaurant is planned at the site. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

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By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jan 2, 2020