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Davenport ready to bring food trucks downtown

Quad-City Times: The city of Davenport is developing a “movable food program” that would allow mobile vendors to set up and serve customers on public property downtown. City officials have heard “significant interest” from potential vendors …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the July 22 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the July 22 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Iowa joins lawsuits seeking to block health care mergers

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller today joined two joint federal-state antitrust lawsuits seeking to block two proposed mergers involving four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies. The lawsuits allege that Aetna Inc.’s proposed acquisition …

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Yesway hires convenience store veteran as adviser

Yesway, a new West Des Moines-based convenience store chain, announced that it has hired industry veteran Joseph Petrowski as a senior adviser and a member of the firm’s executive committee. From 2005 through 2013, Petrowski …

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Yesway hires convenience store veteran as adviser

Yesway, a new West Des Moines-based convenience store chain, announced that it has hired industry veteran Joseph Petrowski as a senior adviser and a member of the firm’s executive committee. From 2005 through 2013, Petrowski …

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Symphony returns to Iowa State Fair

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Des Moines Symphony will perform on opening night of the Iowa State Fair. The free, family-friendly, patriotic performance will occur on the MidAmerican stage at …

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Rural Mainstreet Index remains weak

As a result of weaker farm economic conditions, bankers in the Midwest expect nearly 1 in 5 crop farmers will experience negative cash flows this year, according to a regional rural economy index. The Creighton …

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Hy-Vee recalling no-salt-added black beans

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of no-salt-added black beans across its eight-state region because of the potential presence of plastic or metal pieces in the product.…

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Study looks at childhood trauma’s impact in Iowa

A new report released by the Central Iowa ACEs Coalition provides more detailed evidence that a majority of Iowa adults have experienced childhood trauma, an indicator of higher rates of chronic diseases, mental illness, violence,…
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Monona manufacturing plant to close

KWWL-TV: A second company said this week that it will close a manufacturing plant in eastern Iowa. Commercial Vehicle Group will close its plant in Monona. The company says there are 146 employees, and some will …