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Kirkwood Community College to host 2020 Iowa Rural Summit

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids will host the fourth annual Iowa Rural Summit in 2020, the Iowa Rural Development Council announced this week. The summit is sponsored by …

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Voters in 5 Polk County cities approve local option sales tax

Voters in five Polk County communities Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a 1-cent local option sales tax that will provide cities with another source of revenue in addition to property taxes.

The sales tax will increase to …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Uber, Lyft not solving congestion

There was talk when Uber and Lyft took off that the companies would relieve congestion, but their own research shows they aren’t making much of a dent, Fast Company reports. In six major metro areas, including …

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Athene reports strong earnings, plans more share repurchases

Athene Holding Ltd., parent of West Des Moines-based Athene USA and a leading provider of retirement savings products, announced higher earnings for its second quarter. Net income was $720 million, or $3.75 per diluted Class …

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Amazon makes ‘casual’ inquiry Iowa City space for distribution center

Corridor Business Journal: Rumors that e-commerce giant Amazon is eyeing a former Procter & Gamble distribution center in Iowa City for a “last-mile” fulfillment center appear to have some basis in fact. Though no lease has …

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July mixed bag for Iowa stocks

Eleven Iowa-based stocks recorded gains in July, as the Iowa Index of stock prices ticked upward by 1.61% over June. Ten of the 21 Iowa-based companies in the Iowa Index ended July with a decline …

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Ruan Transportation celebrates first IT apprenticeship completions

Des Moines-based Ruan Transportation Management Systems and Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday celebrated the completion of Ruan’s initial two information technology apprenticeships, a program made possible through a $1.8 million U.S. Department of Labor grant …

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American Equity reports continued upswing in annuity sales

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.a leading issuer of fixed index annuities, on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $18.6 million, or 20 cents per diluted common share, compared with net income of $93.9 million, or $1.03 …

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Three judges nominated for appeals court

The State Judicial Nominating Committee has chosen three finalists from 16 applicants for a vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals. Judge Galye Vogel retired July 1. Gov. Kim Reynolds has 30 days to choose …

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Bank of America expands paid internship program to Iowa

Bank of America has expanded its Student Leaders program to Iowa, and this summer two high school students from Des Moines are participating. The students, North High School junior Ruth Bropleh and Joanna Espitia, a North High …