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Iowa has family appeal

Iowa is the eighth-best state to raise a family, according to personal finance website WalletHub, which measured 42 indicators of family-friendliness in all states. Iowa ranked first in housing affordability, second in infant mortality rate, …

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Iowa, are we coming or going?

One moving company said last week that Iowa had more people moving out of the state than moving in; this week another national mover suggests the migration trend is nearly balanced. U-Haul ranked Iowa the …

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Legislature opens; things to know

This year’s session of the Iowa Legislature gaveled in at 10 a.m today. The first week is often full of pomp and organizational work, but there are a few things to keep in mind. 

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Winnebago tops Iowa companies’ 2017 stock performance

Forest City-based Winnebago Industries Inc. topped the Iowa Index list of 22 Iowa-based publicly traded companies after a 2017 in which its stock price increased 75.67 percent. Winnebago’s stellar 2017 comes just one year after …

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Des Moines plans to remove 2 skywalks at 9th and Locust ramp

The city of Des Moines plans to remove the north and east skywalk corridors that run inside the parking garage at Ninth and Locust streets, as well as the elevators at the northeast and southwest …

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Republicans vow ‘chapter 2’ of conservative agenda for Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Majority Republicans return today to the Statehouse ready to deliver “chapter two” of a conservative agenda that Senate leader Bill Dix said would “change Iowa for the best” by creating an environment with …

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Kemin buys Italian company that takes stones out of ‘stone-washed’ jeans

Kemin Industries of Des Moines is buying an Italian company that takes the stones out of “stone-washed” jeans, The Des Moines Register reported. Kemin said today that it has entered into an agreement to buy Garmon Chemicals, …

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Alliant offers One Call training

Alliant Energy will host a series of free meetings in January and February for builders, landscapers, excavators, and municipal and utility workers about safety issues. The local session is Tuesday at Stoney Creek Inn. The …

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Trump to tout high-speed internet for farm country

President Donald Trump will express support during a speech to the American Farm Bureau Federation today for a dramatic expansion of high-speed internet service in rural America, Successful Farming reported. The strategy will be a springboard for …

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Child and Family Policy Center names executive director

The Child and Family Policy Center has named Anne Discher to a permanent appointment as the organization’s executive director. Discher has worked at the center since 2010 and was named interim executive director in 2017. She previously …