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Ruan and Hawkeye Community College announce new partnerships

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Ruan and Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo announced a new partnership for driver hiring and training. Ruan recently donated two driver simulators to Hawkeye for its Regional Transportation Training Center. Additionally, the college …

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Collins Aerospace to support Royal Netherlands Air Force

Corridor Business Journal: Collins Aerospace has signed a letter of intent with the Royal Netherlands Air Force to provide readiness support for its F-35 and CH-47F fleets by providing local field service engineers, test capabilities and …

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Axne, Iowa farmers step up criticism of ethanol waivers for refineries

The Hill: Iowa farmers and lawmakers are pushing back after President Donald Trump reneged on a promise to review a national program that gives waivers to small refineries that don’t add ethanol to their gasoline. Rep. …

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UI study finds water well testing funds go unused

The state program for testing private drinking water wells suffers from “severe under-utilization,” according to a University of Iowa study, reports Radio Iowa. The “Grants to Counties” program funds testing for nitrate, bacteria and arsenic, as …

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Art Center to host Sculpture Park anniversary party

The Des Moines Art Center plans a free 10th anniversary celebration for the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at the park. Faculty Lounge will play music and …

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Consortium launches training program, apprenticeship for health care workers

The Iowa Chronic Care Consortium, a nonprofit organization dedicated to health risk reduction and chronic care management strategies, announced it has launched Iowa’s first Community Health Worker Professional Skills Training initiative.

The program, designed to address the …

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Groundbreaking for 120-foot tall federal courthouse set for Wednesday

A groundbreaking for the federal courthouse at 101 Locust St. is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday. Architectural rendering by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects.

The Des Moines City Council in 2003, anticipating construction of the Principal …

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Farmer’s threat prompts USDA to pull staff from crop tour

Reuters: The U.S. Agriculture Department said today that it had pulled all staff from an annual crop tour after an employee was threatened, and three sources said the threat came over the phone from an angry …

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Deferred annuity sales up 6% in second quarter

Deferred annuity sales for the second quarter of 2019 increased 6% as compared with the prior quarter, based on preliminary sales data from Wink’s Sales & Market Report. Among the categories of annuities tracked, indexed annuity sales …

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Polk County receives portion of $2.8 million dislocated worker grant

Iowa Workforce Development announced that four regions of the state, including Polk County, will share a National Dislocated Worker Grant totaling more than $2.86 million to assist 173 dislocated workers affected by the flooding across Iowa earlier …