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Guest Opinion: Building a strong case for women in construction

Quick check: Where is construction on your list of potential careers to explore? If you’re like many other women, it may be nowhere near the top of your list. In fact, it may not even …

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Guest Opinion: Making a difference where you are

How do I serve on a nonprofit board? How does my nonprofit find new board members? In my role at the Community Foundation, these are common questions I hear during our trainings on board service …

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Study: Voters, candidates and #MeToo

According to new research, a majority of voters say they take the issue of sexual harassment seriously and it is one that will influence their voting decisions this year.

A recent study by the Barbara …

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Rockwell Collins acquisition gets EU approval

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The acquisition of Rockwell Collins has received approval by the European Union, but it will require Rockwell and its buyer to sell or get rid of some of their business. The European Commission, …

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NewLink Genetics cuts losses in first quarter

Ames-based biopharmaceutical company NewLink Genetics reported a net loss of $18.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, or 49 cents per common share, compared with a loss of $20.9 million, or 72 cents per …

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EMC reports first-quarter loss

EMC Insurance Group Inc. reported a first-quarter net loss of $76,000, or zero cents per share, compared with net income of $6.8 million, or 32 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2017. Included in the …

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Romano named Iowa Medical Society president

The Iowa Medical Society recently installed Dr. Michael Romano as the organization’s president. He succeeds Dr. Joyce Vista-Wayne, who held that position for the past year. Romano is a board-certified family medicine physician with more …

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Justice Zager to retire from state Supreme Court

Iowa Supreme Court Justice Bruce Zager said today he will retire Sept. 3, ending a 19-year judicial career that includes 12 years as a district judge. He began serving on the Supreme Court on March …

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State ‘backfill’ for local property taxes phased out by Iowa Senate bill

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a bill Thursday to gradually eliminate state payments to local governments that lawmakers had promised when they approved sweeping commercial property tax cuts five years ago. Democrats …

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FBL Financial reports first-quarter earnings

FBL Financial Group Inc. reported first-quarter net income attributable to the company of $23.6 million, or 94 cents per share, compared with $26.4 million, or $1.05 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2017. Premiums …

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