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Mercy-Des Moines unveils new stroke treatment procedure

Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines has introduced an advanced treatment for stroke patients that studies have shown significantly reduces stroke-related disability and deaths. The treatment, mechanical thrombectomy, is an interventional procedure capable of opening blood vessels …

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UI space satellite prepares for launch two years after $3.7 million NASA grant

Things go missing — keys, sunglasses, odd socks, baryonic matter and computer passwords. With the help of a NASA grant, University of Iowa professor Phil Kaaret and his students might be able to solve one …

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Source Allies receives forgivable loan, tax incentives for expansion in Urbandale

Source Allies Inc. in Urbandale will receive a $144,000 forgivable loan from the state of Iowa for an expansion project. In addition, the Iowa Economic Development Authority board approved tax incentives worth an estimated $244,250. …

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Greater Des Moines startups receive state loans

Tractor Zoom in Waukee and WindSmart LLC in Des Moines were awarded state demonstration fund loans of $100,000 each by the Iowa Economic Development Authority board. Tractor Zoom, which has developed a digital advertising platform …

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Hwang: Framing economic growth through an ecosystem

EntreFEST 2018 is wrapping up day two of overtaking downtown Cedar Rapids. 

Entrepreneurial festival attendees still have a lot to learn — there’s a local 7 p.m. pub crawl and a 9 p.m. roundtable with “Whiskey and…
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Hy-Vee signs deal to replace name of Kansas City’s Kemper Arena

Des Moines Register: Hy-Vee Inc. has won the naming rights to one of Kansas City’s most iconic venues. Kemper Arena, a basketball, rodeo and concert arena opened in 1974, will now become Hy-Vee Arena, a mix …

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Reynolds approves $30 million telecom tax break

Radio Iowa: Four years from now, telephone companies and cable companies will pay about $30 million less in Iowa property taxes as a result of legislation Gov. Kim Reynolds has approved. Buildings and cell towers will …

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Deere reports higher earnings; sales up 29 percent in second quarter

Deere & Co. ramped up production in the second quarter to meet increased demand as revenues increased by nearly 30 percent. Deere reported net income of $1.2 billion for the second quarter ended April 29, …

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Voter legislation authorizes electronic proof of residence at the polls

Iowa voters will be able to use their smartphones or other electronic devices to provide proof of residence, under a bill signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said …

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Tomorrow Plan series shows ‘Citizen Jane’

The Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series, with the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and Urban Land Institute, will screen “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the State Historical Museum of Iowa. …