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FBL Financial first-quarter earnings up

FBL Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $34 million, or $1.37 per share, compared with $23.6 million, or 94 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2018. Adjusted operating income totaled $25.9 …

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REG Q1 falls short of expectations

Renewable Energy Group Inc. reported a first-quarter loss of $43.4 million, the Associated Press reported. The company reported a profit last year in the same period. In this year’s quarter, losses adjusted to account for discontinued …

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Farmer loses bid to block wind energy project

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A farmer has lost his legal challenge against a planned wind energy project in southern Black Hawk County. A judge on Monday affirmed the county Board of Adjustment’s decision to issue a special …

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Des Moines lands national speech, debate tourney

The 2021 National Speech & Debate Tournament will be held in Des Moines. The event is expected to draw nearly 10,000 students, teachers/coaches, educators and parents. The event is expected to be a $9.2 million …

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Three organizations report cybersecurity breaches affecting Iowans in 2019

Since February 2018, Iowans have been affected by cybersecurity breaches of three different organizations, including one insurance agency based in the state, the Iowa attorney general’s office reports. First Iowa Insurance Agency Inc., which reported the …

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Principal Charity Classic gift provides cardiac-imaging machine for Mercy Children’s

MercyOne Des Moines announced that a state-of-the-art echocardiography machine has arrived in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Suite at MercyOne Children’s Hospital. The device, which cost $217,000, was made possible by a $95,000 gift from the …

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NFC program provides down payment loans for home purchases

Neighborhood Finance Corp. will provide down payment assistance loans of $10,500 to borrowers in its lending areas in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights and Cedar Rapids, according to a release. The 30-year, zero-rate …

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MercyOne, UHS break ground for Clive 100-bed behavioral health hospital

MercyOne Central Iowa and Universal Health Services held a ceremonial groundbreaking today for their new 100-bed behavioral health hospital that will serve Central Iowa and the surrounding region. The new facility, named Clive Behavioral Health, …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 3 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 3 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Iowa City Council ‘presses pause’ on new rental permits

Iowa City Press-Citizen: The Iowa City Council on Wednesday placed a moratorium on issuing new rental permits. The vote came just over week after the Iowa House passed S.F. 447, legislation that prevents cities from enforcing …