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Iowa investors help raise $470,000 for Midwest startups

A regional angel capital funding event held in Des Moines this fall generated $470,000 in investments for nine Midwest-based early-stage companies, including two Des Moines-based companies. The Angel Capital Association’s 2018 Best of the Midwest meeting, held …

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Principal Foundation donates $100,000 to boost self-sufficiency services at House of Mercy

Principal Foundation has awarded a $100,000 Financial Security Major Gift grant to Mercy Foundation, which will be used to enhance and expand self-sufficiency and financial stability programming provided at House of Mercy. A part of …

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Mercy Cancer Center receives accreditation for rectal cancer treatment

Mercy Cancer Center, based in Des Moines, has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, a program launched in 2017 and administered by the American College of Surgeons. Mercy is one …

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Mulrooney named COO of Iowa Lutheran, Methodist West

UnityPoint Health-Des Moines has named Tom Mulrooney chief operating officer for Iowa Lutheran Hospital and Methodist West, effective immediately. He will also continue in his current role as vice president of surgical and cardiovascular services for UnityPoint …

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Wish list for the 2019 Iowa Legislature

Hands shot up. Questions and comments zigged and zagged over topics such as affordable housing, a new terminal for the Des Moines airport, education funding, supporting rural communities, and other matters.

The Dec. 6 Business …

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State task forces call for better broadband, housing

Three task forces working on the state’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative have called for prioritized improvements in broadband service and a series of housing assessments. 

Gov. Kim Reynolds assembled the panels, and the overall effort …

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NAIC launches series examining cures for rising health care costs

Annual health care expenditures in the United States have topped $3.2 trillion, and consumer health care expenses are now the largest share of household spending. A new report series from the National Association of Insurance …

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NFIB reports drop in business optimism

The National Federation of Independent Business found a small decline in business optimism in its November small business index. The reading dipped to 104.8 but comes after a strong two years. Slightly more than half of …

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Documentary chronicles work of Cedar Rapids company on Apollo mission space communications

The pioneering work done by employees of the former Collins Radio (now Collins Aerospace) of Cedar Rapids in the 1960s will be the subject of a documentary premiering this week, reports Radio Iowa. “Moon Talk” tells …

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Local option sales tax planned for March 5 vote in Des Moines

Des Moines residents will vote March 5 on whether to approve adding a penny to the state sales tax, with a “yes” vote generating an additional $37 million for a range of city services and …