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Buffett taps Lee Enterprises to manage many Berkshire newspapers

Reuters: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has hired Davenport-based Lee Enterprises Inc. to manage its newspaper and digital operations in 30 markets, hoping to boost readership and draw more advertisers as print circulation declines. Berkshire said …

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Iowans picket W.D.M. company for government contracts around immigrant minors

Protesters surrounded the West Des Moines office of General Dynamics Information Technology on Monday morning, speaking out against the company’s contracts with the federal government to provide casework for unaccompanied minors, the Des Moines Register reports. …

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Another store coming to Outlets of Des Moines

Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store will be among the stores at the Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona, the shopping center announced Monday. It will open this fall. Recent store openings include Michael Kors Outlet, …

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Downtown Chamber, 6 groups to start student-work connection effort

The Downtown Chamber and partners are launching Student-to-Employer Wednesday to connect the group’s S2E student program partners with employer-members that can provide students with work experiences with job shadows, internships, apprenticeships and other occupational activities like reverse …

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More than one-third of Iowa households can’t meet basic needs

More than one-third of Iowa’s households are unable to afford the state’s cost of living, according to an updated report released today by United Ways of Iowa. 

The ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) report highlights a …

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Two world hunger fighters named World Food Prize laureates

Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro, who have championed mother and child nutrition, today were named World Food Prize laureates. The two led separate efforts that together helped reduce the number of stunted children by 10 …

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Pohlman to retire as head of Ames National Corp.

Thomas Pohlman, chairman, president and CEO of bank holding company Ames National Corp., will retire Friday from a career in banking that spans more than 41 years, according to a release. Pohlman joined First National …

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Rund named clinical director for Optimae Behavioral Health

Optimae LifeServices Inc. has hired Edward Rund to lead its behavioral health program in Central Iowa. Rund brings nearly 40 years of experience in health and human services to the position. Before joining Optimae Behavioral Health, he …

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Report: Coal power will fade in three decades

Energy sector research consulting firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance reports that cheaper renewable power will mean coal will be largely out of the power generation picture in a few decades, Bloomberg reported. 

The company reports some …

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Latest Johnson County wage hike takes effect July 1

Corridor Business Journal: Johnson County’s largely symbolic minimum wage will jump up to $14 an hour beginning July 1, nearly doubling the state minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Though the wage increase is unenforceable under …