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Iowa water quality advocates press Tyson

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Water quality advocates on Thursday called on Tyson Foods to enact more conservation practices to help make Iowa’s impaired waterways cleaner. During a Des Moines news conference held in Water Works Park on …

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FBL Financial fourth-quarter earnings see boost from corporate tax cut

FBL Financial Group Inc. reported net income attributable to FBL Financial Group for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $108.5 million, or $4.33 per common share, compared with $26.9 million, or $1.07 per common share, …

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Partnership D.C. trip registration open

Registration for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual trip to Washington, D.C., is open. The trip runs May 9-11 and is expected to include lobbying sessions, tours, panel discussions, meetings with the congressional delegation and …

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Wellmark pledges to re-enter individual health market in 2019

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa announced Thursday that it plans to re-enter the individual health insurance market on the public exchange in Iowa next year, assuming there aren’t any significant changes to …

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Iowa Speedway president to depart, shift gears at NASCAR

Newton Daily News: The youngest president of a major racing facility in the U.S. is leaving Iowa Speedway in Newton and heading to Los Angeles. Jimmy Small, who has served as Iowa Speedway president since December …

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Feb. 23: EQ Cafe: Practicing EQ

Host: Six Seconds’ Network
About: Whether we are aware of it or not, we all experience a range of emotions throughout the day. Some emotions propel us toward choices that align with what is important, …

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Water station project helps 54 Iowa schools get healthier

It’s now easier for students and staff at 54 Iowa schools, including 18 Greater Des Moines schools, to feel the numerous health benefits of drinking optimally fluoridated water throughout the day. Through a partnership led by …

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EMC reports higher fourth-quarter earnings

Des Moines-based EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported net income of $26.2 million, or $1.23 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with net income of $21.3 million, or $1.01 per share, …

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TAI, IEDA, Partnership, W.D.M. pin hopes on Iowans

The Iowan Project, a new talent development initiative, lets people with Iowa connections use a website to drop a pin on a map to show where they live now. The idea will be to encourage …

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AARP Iowa: Half of family caregivers have no home-care training

Iowa hospital and home-care advocacy groups are divided on a bill in the Iowa Legislature that would require hospitals to take specific steps to identify, notify and instruct family members about how to care for …

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