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Osceola-based health center to build mental health crisis access center

Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa will break ground this week on a new access center, a 7,400-square-foot facility that will offer a unique opportunity to provide behavioral health services to south-central Iowans experiencing mental …

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Venture School pairs with EntreFEST for 2019 Launch Day

The University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will be holding the Venture School Launch Day event in conjunction with EntreFEST from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Cedar Rapids, the Pappajohn center announced. Venture …

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Foundry Distilling Co. launches Okoboji Vodka

West Des Moines-based Foundry Distilling Co. is launching Okoboji Vodka, the first brand in Foundry’s Heritage Collection of spirits developed to celebrate the people, places and events tied to Iowa. The idea was developed by …

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Troubled birth control telemedicine startup to launch service in Iowa

Nurx, a San Francisco-based telemedicine startup offering birth control online, plans to launch in Iowa — after a recent report alleging company practices have put patients at risk through the handling of medication ordered in…
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Reynolds clears way for sports gambling in Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday signed into law a measure allowing sports betting in state-regulated casinos and online. Betting will be allowed on professional and college athletics — including the Iowa Hawkeyes …

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DMACC to host groundbreaking on tech center

Des Moines Area Community College is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony today at 10 a.m. for a new automotive technology center on the Ankeny campus. The Karl Chevrolet Automotive Technology Center at DMACC will open in …

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Iowa’s ranking by U.S. News & World Report slips from 1st to 14th

U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best States Rankings placed Iowa at 14th this year, down from No. 1 in the 2018 rankings. Iowa was one of two states that dropped out of the top 10 list …

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AHA: D.M.’s Complete Streets policies No. 2 in nation

The city of Des Moines ranks No. 2 of the 10 best Complete Street Policies in the nation for 2018, the American Heart Association announced on Friday. Des Moines is one of 1,477 communities that …

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Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $65,000 to Iowa schools, nonprofits

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is awarding roughly $65,000 in literacy grants to Iowa nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The money is aimed at supporting adult, family and summer literacy programs within a 20-mile radius …

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Three Urbandale students winners in C-SPAN video competition

Three Urbandale High School students will be recognized by C-SPAN on Wednesday as first-prize winners in StudentCam, the network’s annual student video documentary competition. The students, Jacob Sammon, Matthew Moran and Riley Vander Hart, are …