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Five Guys, Kids Empire opening stores at Merle Hay Mall

Five Guys, a national burger chain, will open a location at Merle Hay Mall in 2023, the mall announced.

In addition, Kids Empire, an indoor play center for children, will open a location at the mall and construction has …

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34 new projects underway in Des Moines area, including 8 multifamily developments, football/soccer stadium

Commercial building permits valued at more than $125.5 million were issued in August for new projects in the Des Moines area, including eight new multifamily buildings, a review shows.

In all, 34 permits were issued …

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New partnership aims for 2 million acres of regenerative agriculture practices

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Archer Daniels Midland Co. and PepsiCo are partnering to expand regenerative agriculture practices across 2 million acres of cropland by 2030. Efforts in Iowa will focus around Cedar Rapids and Clinton, where ADM’s …

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Food Bank of Iowa celebrates 40th anniversary

The Food Bank of Iowa will be celebrating its 40th anniversary Wednesday with an event at its offices and distribution center on East 17th Street in Des Moines. The event will include comments from Food …

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Informational webinar available for Child Care Business Incentive Grant

Those interested in applying for the second round of Child Care Business Incentive grants are invited to learn more about the grant application process at a webinar on Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. The grant helps businesses …

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Iowa Credit Union League honors five credit union leaders

Five credit union leaders were honored recently during the 2022 Iowa Credit Union League’s annual meeting for their contributions to the credit union movement and the financial lives of Iowans.?More than 600 credit union leaders, …

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NOTEBOOK: Making a difference in other people’s lives

I first interviewed Alex Watters for a story I reported for the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 2020. Later that year, he was part of our 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes…
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Quiet quitting is a fake trend. Why does it feel real?

The term quiet quitting seems to have entered mainstream media only a few weeks ago but has managed to drum up a lot of attention and conversation. In this article from the Atlantic, Derek Thompson calls …

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Des Moines to launch new lead pipe abatement program

Axios Des Moines: Roughly 20,000 metro homes have lead water pipes that will cost upwards of $200 million to replace, according to estimates from Des Moines Water Works. The utility is spearheading the creation of a …

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Iowa’s rural economy strengthens behind surge in farm exports

Iowa’s rural economy improved in September behind strong growth in agricultural exports, according to a monthly survey of bank managers.

Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index showed that the index score for Iowa increased to 48, up from …