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Pink at the Pump launches

Ethanol retailers in October will donate 3 cents of every gallon of Unleaded 88 sold during its Pink at the Pump campaign to help prevent breast cancer. More than 70 stations will participate. Proceeds will …

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Notable transactions

The Cory Family Trust paid Kenyon Quarries LLC $1.2 million on Sept. 10 for 36.1 acres at 10006 N.E. 56th St., according to Polk County Recorder’s Office records. The ground is now farmland, valued at $46,100,…
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Architect group’s annual convention starts Thursday

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects annual convention is Thursday and Friday at the Iowa Events Center, 833 Fifth Ave., Des Moines. The convention is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both …

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Open house planned for new Grimes apartment complex

An open house for a new Grimes apartment complex is planned for 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Ascend at Heritage, 1704 N.E. Gateway Court., Grimes. The first phase of the complex, which includes 110 …

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Plans revealed for redevelopment of former AIB campus

The former AIB College of Business’ activities center has been sold to a group that will lease space to the Iowa Wolves minor league NBA team. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

A partnership that includes the …

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Study: Nearly 120,000 working families in Iowa can’t make ends meet

The Iowa Policy Project has issued a report saying nearly 120,000 working households in Iowa don’t make enough money to support even a basic standard of living without public support beyond health insurance. 

“One in …

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P&G revisiting its relocation plans in Iowa City

Corridor Business Journal: More than a year and a half ago, consumer products giant Procter & Gamble announced it would cut 500 jobs at its Iowa City facility and shift production of hair and body care …

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Iowa women-owned businesses rank 24th, report says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: When it comes to women-owned businesses, Iowa falls just above the middle of the pack, an annual report found. The state ranked 24th nationwide with 90,193 businesses owned by women, according to this …

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Child abuse prevention council disbands; Orchard Place picks up award program

Orchard Place has assumed responsibility for continuing a longtime award program from the former Polk County C.A.N. (Child Abuse and Neglect) Prevention Council, which disbanded recently, according to a post on Blank Children’s Hospital website. Orchard Place …

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IEDA receives $200,000 export grant from SBA

The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded a $200,000 competitive grant to the Iowa Economic Development Authority for a program to support export growth among small businesses through the SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). …