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Inclusionary housing ordinance clears first vote

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Iowa City on Tuesday took its first major step toward enacting the state’s first inclusionary housing ordinance aimed at increasing the affordable housing stock in the Riverfront Crossings District.  …
By BPC Staff | Jun 22, 2016
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UI’s Harreld says private partnerships may supplant state funding

Corridor Business Journal: University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld said that to compensate for historic lows in state funding, the university is likely to pursue more research partnerships with corporations, and may concentrate resources internally toward …
By BPC Staff | Jun 22, 2016
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Inclusionary housing ordinance clears first vote

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Iowa City on Tuesday took its first major step toward enacting the state’s first inclusionary housing ordinance aimed at increasing the affordable housing stock in the Riverfront Crossings District.  …
By BPC Staff | Jun 22, 2016
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Winnebago operating earnings up 28 percent

Forest City-based Winnebago Industries Inc. reported a nearly 28 percent increase in operating income for its fiscal third quarter. The recreation vehicle manufacturer’s net income was $14.4 million, or 53 cents per share, an increase …
By BPC Staff | Jun 22, 2016
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Career fair part of conference to address workforce issues

The partner agencies leading Iowa’s implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act will host One Door: Many Paths, a conference to comprehensively address workforce issues across the state. The June 27-28 conference at Prairie Meadows Conference Center in …
By BPC Staff | Jun 22, 2016
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Waukee council votes to play fair

Waukee city officials have asked to appear June 27 before the West Des Moines City Council to seek support for plans by Holmes Murphy & Associates to leave West Des Moines and build a corporate…
By KENT DARR | Jun 22, 2016
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Waukee council votes to play fair

Waukee city officials have asked to appear June 27 before the West Des Moines City Council to seek support for plans by Holmes Murphy & Associates to leave West Des Moines and build a corporate…
By KENT DARR | Jun 22, 2016
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Student artists to be recognized at Des Moines Arts Festival

The Des Moines Arts Festival will celebrate more than 400 young Iowa artists at the Visionary Artists Ceremony, presented by Hubbell Homes, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on the Hy-Vee Main Stage. This is the first …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2016
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Linn County group recommends $8.25 minimum wage

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In an unexpected move, the Linn County working group studying a county minimum wage has recommended raising it to $8.25 an hour. The recommendation to raise the countywide minimum wage $1 above the …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2016
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Record number of nurses apply for loan forgiveness program

Iowa College Aid has received a record number of applications for a loan forgiveness program for Iowa registered nurses and nurse educators for the 2015-16 academic year. The 331 applications mark an increase of 7.1 …
By BPC Staff | Jun 21, 2016