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Odd Fellows’ Iowa lodge donates $150,000 for Ronald McDonald House at Mercy

Mercy Foundation has received a $150,000 gift from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows – Grand Lodge of Iowa for the new Ronald McDonald House that will be built at Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines. The …

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Iowa among 12 state AGs suing Indiana medical data company over breach

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is among a dozen state attorneys general that filed a lawsuit this week against a medical records company in connection with a 2015 data breach that put millions of patient …

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Electronic Engineering announces $20,000 equipment donation to DMACC, plus work-study program

Wireless communications company Electronic Engineering announced a donation of $20,000 in communications equipment and a work-study/tuition assistance program for students at Des Moines Area Community College with interest in electronic engineering, radio communications and robotics …

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Involta acquires Ohio managed services firm IT|Lynk

Cedar Rapids-based Involta LLC is acquiring IT|Lynk, an IT managed services firm based in Independence, Ohio, reports the Corridor Business Journal. The deal is Involta’s second acquisition and increases the company’s Ohio footprint to four data …

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UI students design 3D printed prosthetics for kids in need

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Leaders Survey: Adequate and affordable child care

The Business Record’s 2018 Leaders Survey asked readers their opinions on a number of topics, including childcare — a topic that matters to working parents and guardians. You can find results from the Nov. 30 …

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David Twombley, a pioneer among LGBTQ Iowans’ fight for access to marriage, has died

Press-Citizen: Iowa has lost a man who helped bring marriage equality to the Hawkeye State. David Twombley died Thursday, One Iowa, the state’s largest LGBTQ organization, announced in a statement. He was 77. The longtime Iowa …

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Woman wins $700,000 judgment over Party City firing

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A Waterloo woman who was fired hours before starting maternity leave has won $656,000 in punitive damages from Party City Corp. A Black Hawk County jury also awarded Kellie Norris $40,000 in back …

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Iowa State College of Design granted funds to purchase a robotic arm

Iowa State University’s College of Design was approved for $50,000 in funds to purchase a robotic arm for the Department of Architecture, reports the Ames Tribune. The new robotic arm will be stored in the ISU …

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Iowa lieutenant governor selected as Hunt-Kean leadership fellow

Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg has been selected to participate in the fifth cohort of the Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows, an initiative of the Hunt Institute founded in 2001 by former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt. The institute is …