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Iowa to increase jobless and injury benefits

Maximum weekly benefits paid to jobless Iowans or those injured on the job will increase on July 1, Iowa Workforce Development announced. The new benefit payment schedules apply to Iowans who are injured or file new unemployment …

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Iowa State Bar Association leadership for coming year includes several D.M. attorneys

Des Moines attorneys have been named to leadership roles for the Iowa State Bar Association for 2018-2019. Elected to the board of governors representing district 5C were William Miller of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Mary Zambreno of …

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Insta-Pro International, Vermeer CEOs appointed to Africa trade advisory council

Kevin Kacere (pictured), CEO of Insta-Pro International, and Jason Andringa, president and CEO of Vermeer Corp., have been appointed to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, which advises the president of the United States …

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Business Council fans across state for input on needs

The Iowa Business Council is launching a series of “Vision to Vitality” forums to collect thoughts from rural and urban residents on community needs.

Each forum will feature a leader or two. The first, beginning …

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Sep. 13: Celebrity Chef Gala

Host: WesleyLife Meals on Wheels 
About: An extraordinary evening benefiting WesleyLife Meals on Wheels as local celebrity chefs take you on a culinary journey your taste buds will never forget. Donations raised through the WesleyLife …

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Gray TV buys Raycom to make third-largest TV ownership group

KCRG-TV: Gray TV, the parent company of KCR and KWQC in eastern Iowa, announced plans to buy Raycom Media, creating the third-largest owner of local TV stations in the country. The $3.6 billion deal is expected …

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Optimae expands mental health services to Waterloo

Optimae LifeServices Inc. announced today its expansion into Waterloo, where it provides services for individuals with mental illness and intellectual disabilities to equip them with the needed skills to live more independently. The move meets …

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UI Health Care begins using AI-based system for diabetic eye care

University of Iowa Health Care has become the first U.S. health care system to use IDx-DR, an artificial intelligence diagnostic system developed in Iowa that detects diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness for diabetic …

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BirdDogHR brings on executive vice president

BirdDogHR, a Des Moines-based talent management software company for the construction and skilled trades industries, has hired John Shrader as executive vice president, the company said in a release. He has nearly two decades of executive-level experience as an …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com

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Jordan Weber of Des Moines has landed a $20,000 international fellowship. Learn more

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