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Passenger rail study to focus on service between Iowa City, North Liberty

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With cost estimates for passenger rail service between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City coming back higher than expected, officials now want to explore a scaled-down plan in Johnson County. The study will build …

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June 22: Commercial Real Estate Professionals Day at the I-Cubs

Host: IREM, CCIM and ICREA About: Anyone with an interest in commercial real estate can attend this networking opportunity and chance to see some great I-Cubs baseball. When: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Principal Park Learn more…
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The latest benefits perk: Student loan repayment

Some companies now are contributing to their employees’ student loan payments, just like they do to their retirement accounts, LA Biz reported. Last year only 3 percent of employers offered the benefit, according to the Society for Human Resource …

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Prairie Meadows points finger at whistleblower

Des Moines Register: A whistleblower is believed to have prompted the Internal Revenue Service’s action to revoke Prairie Meadows’ federal tax exemption, recorded conversations during a private meeting of the casino’s board reveal.…

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Green Plains plans ethanol export terminal in Texas

Green Plains Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to build and operate its first export-import fuels terminal in Beaumont, Texas, the latest in a string of expansion moves by the country’s fourth-largest ethanol producer, Reuters reported. The …

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Iowa economy grew by 2 percent last year

Iowa’s gross domestic product for 2015 totaled $174 billion, a 2 percent increase from 2014, according to a report from the Legislative Services Agency, an arm of the Iowa Legislature. Farming made up nearly $2.3 …

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Realtors see some balance returning to house market

Greater Des Moines house sales increased in May while pending sales dropped, according to the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. The Realtors group also said some segments of the market are nearing equilibrium, meaning…
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KemPharm drug not approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not approve KemPharm Inc.’s abuse-deterrent version of a painkiller, sending the Coralville-based drug developer’s shares down more than 30 percent in extended trade, Reutersreported. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s…
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Weitz, Ryan, Dunn among nation’s top contractors

The Weitz Co. has risen in the ranks of the nation’s top 100 contractors, according to construction industry publication Engineering News-Record. The Des Moines-based firm ranks 65th for this year, up from 84th in 2015.…
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Duke to retire from Pastoral Center

Ellery Duke, a licensed psychologist and executive director of the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center, is retiring from the center in December after 37 years as its chief executive. Under his tenure, the center grew…