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Dec. 18: 40/30 Celebration

Host: Young Women’s Resource Center and Chrysalis Foundation
About: This event will recognize the closing of the Young Women’s Resource Center’s 40th anniversary and the start of Chrysalis’ 30th anniversary, and will focus on empowering …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2018
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Grassley leaving Senate judiciary committee chairmanship to head finance committee

Quad-City Times: Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa has chosen to step away from his role as chairman of the upper chamber’s judiciary committee, saying he plans to instead take the helm of the finance …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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Quad City businesses encouraged to post signs welcoming all people

Quad-City Times: To counteract an increasing incidence of hate crimes and speech, a new campaign was launched Thursday to encourage local businesses to display “We Welcome All People” signs. The signs aim to reflect the community’s …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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Mega-jackpots boost state lottery, but Iowa AG office warns of ‘perilous’ budget crisis

Two recent mega-jackpots put the Iowa Lottery almost a month ahead of where revenue normally sits, but the Iowa Department of Justice is facing a “perilous” budget line after years of flat funding and cuts, …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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ISU receives regents approval for Doctorate of Education program

Iowa State University announced it will launch a Doctorate of Education program aimed at preparing educational leaders to support educational opportunities in systems from preschool through doctoral education, or “P-20” education. Students who complete the …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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Report ranks Iowa fourth-highest for volunteerism

Iowa ranks No. 4 in the nation for volunteering, according to a new national report from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The annual report found that 41.5 percent of Iowa residents volunteered last …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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Merck begins FDA submission process for NewLink’s Ebola vaccine

NewLink Genetics Corp. announced Thursday that Merck has begun the submission process that brings the companies a step closer to regulatory approval of NewLink’s Ebola vaccine. The FDA’s approval of the Ebola vaccine would trigger the issuance …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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Iowa Wesleyan to remain open, secures funding for 2019-2020 school year

Iowa Public Radio: Financially troubled Iowa Wesleyan University administrators say donations from alumni, community donors and a collaboration with the USDA’s Rural Development Office will be enough to keep the university afloat, at least through the …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 16, 2018
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DuPont may repay $10.5 million in state incentives

The Iowa Economic Development Authority is considering a settlement this morning that calls for DuPont to repay $10.5 million in incentives after closing a cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada. Last week, DuPont announced plans to sell …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 16, 2018
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Iowa unemployment rate drops to 2.4 percent

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.4 percent in October, only the fifth time since record-keeping started in 1976 that the monthly rate has been that low. The U.S. rate was 3.7 percent. The …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 16, 2018