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Mercy Iowa City begins construction of 40-bed rehab hospital in Coralville

Mercy Iowa City and Kentucky-based Kindred Healthcare recently broke ground on the state’s second free-standing rehabilitation hospital, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital, located at 2801 Heartland Drive in Coralville, is expected to …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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Ehrig receives America’s SBDC Iowa Champion Award

Sandy Ehrig, co-chair of the Empower Rural Iowa Initiative and chair of the Rural Development Council, has been awarded the 2019 America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa Champion Award, the Iowa SBDC announced on Monday. Ehrig accepted …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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Flood Recovery Advisory Board members named

On Monday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the members for the Flood Recovery Advisory Board, which was created by executive order to help coordinate a comprehensive flood recovery and rebuilding effort. The board’s first meeting will …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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Nonperforming farm loans remain at pre-recession levels

U.S. farm banks increased agricultural lending by 5.3%, or $5.5 billion, to $108 billion in 2018, according to the American Bankers Association’s annualFarm Bank Performance Report. The report — an analysis by ABA’s economic research …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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United Technologies profit beats estimates, with boost from Rockwell Collins

Reuters: United Technologies Corp. reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit today, boosted by robust demand for aircraft parts at one of the producers better placed to ride out the fallout of this year’s Boeing 737 Max groundings. …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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Arcade games, pinball and adult slushies are coming to a new Ankeny barcade

Des Moines Register: Attention pinball enthusiasts, zombie slayers and Skee-Ball lovers: A locally owned barcade is expanding into Ankeny. The Operating Room is opening in the District in Prairie Trail across from Fong’s Pizza. The original …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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Iowa’s legal sports betting bill heads to governor’s desk

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Whether betting on professional and collegiate sports becomes legal in Iowa now rests with Gov. Kim Reynolds. A measure to legalize betting on athletics, and also on daily fantasy sports, won the approval …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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Tippie College of Business renames two departments

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has renamed two of its academic departments to better reflect a curriculum increasingly focused on innovation, entrepreneurship and data analysis. The Department of Management and Organizations is …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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Iowa Attorney General Miller pens tribute to Juul founders for Time 100

Time magazine named Juul creators Adam Bowen and James Monsees to this year’s Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people, and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller received the tap to write their profile, reports …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019
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CMS to launch new primary care pay models in 2020

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced an ambitious, double-pronged strategy to shift primary care from fee-for-service payments to a global fee model where clinicians and hospitals could assume varying amounts …
By BPC Staff | Apr 23, 2019