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Iowa Workers Compensation rates to decrease 3% in 2020

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen announced today he has approved the workers’ compensation rate filing that was filed on Aug. 30 by the National Council on Compensation Insurance with an overall decrease of 3%. The …

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Carreon named chief medical officer for Mercy Central Iowa

MercyOne Central Iowa announced that Dr. Hijinio Carreon has accepted the position of chief medical officer, effective Oct. 14. He has held the position on an interim basis since August following the departure of Dr. Charles Keller. …

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Transition Forward Project goes lives with policy workshop, LGBTQ workplace summit presence

Next week, employers and colleagues have the opportunity to attend two forums designed to foster discussion between Iowa organizations building inclusive work cultures.

Fintech startup Dwolla is hosting the Transition Forward Project’s first Transition Policy …

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Ames industrial site certified as “super park”

Ames’ planned Prairie View Industrial Center near the intersection of Interstate Highway 35 and U.S. Highway 30 has become the state’s latest certified “super park,” the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced.

The 730 acres will …

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Signs point to Amazon being mystery company behind $250M Bondurant development

Des Moines Register: Just like the arrow in its logo, all signs point to Amazon being the mystery company behind the massive warehouse and distribution center coming to the Des Moines metro area. State documents obtained …

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Skatepark hits $6.5M goal with assist from Lauridsens

 

The Lauridsen Skatepark now is fully funded after its namesake lead donors, Nix and Virginia Lauridsen, topped off the $6.5 million in fundraising by adding a $600,000 recent gift to the $1 million they …

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Dec. 13: Celebrate Iowa Gala

Host: State Historical Society of Iowa
About: A few early Iowans founded the State Historical Society of Iowa in 1857 without much fanfare. But what they did is a cause for celebration now, more than …

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Wells Fargo to beef up mortgage division in Des Moines to cope with higher volumes

Reuters: Wells Fargo & Co. is boosting its teams that process mortgage loans to prepare for higher mortgage volumes, changing course after it laid off about 1,000 employees in the division in 2018, according to a …

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Habitat for Humanity receives $50,000 grant

The Iowa Finance Authority board of directors recently awarded a $50,000 State Housing Trust Fund grant to Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa to assist in the construction of a house in Ames. The funding …

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University of Iowa lands $13 million role in national opioid fight

Two grants totaling nearly $13 million through the National Institute of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL) Initiative have been granted to the University of Iowa to assist in research and treatment of chronic …