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Cyberattack suspends Cedar Rapids summer school activities

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids Gazette: A cyberattack discovered over the holiday weekend has caused the Cedar Rapids Community School District to suspend summer programming until July 11, the district said. Its announcement did not describe the …

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DHS seeks input on community-based services

The Iowa Department of Human Services has partnered with researchers at Mathematica to conduct a systemwide assessment of community-based services for people with behavioral health, disability and aging needs. Community-based services are the services individuals …

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Polk County Housing Trust Fund awards $597,000 for self-sufficiency programs

The Polk County Housing Trust Fund has approved nearly $600,000 in grants to 11 organizations to help bridge the gap between affordable housing and families in the community. According to a  news release, the grants, from the …

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Dempsey leaves Transamerica Financial to head sales for Integrity Marketing

Integrity Marketing Group LLC, a Dallas-based distributor of life and health insurance and provider of wealth management and retirement planning services, announced that Tom Dempsey will join its executive team as chief distribution officer. Dempsey has more …

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Partnership seeks input to develop workforce attraction strategies in resident survey

If you have moved to the Des Moines area in the past three years, the Greater Des Moines Partnership wants to hear from you. The Partnership is conducting a Talent Attraction Survey to get information to drive …

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FDIC orders Luana Savings Bank to strengthen oversight, revise policies

Luana Savings Bank — which advertises itself as one of the fastest-growing and most efficient banks in the state — was recently ordered by federal and state banking regulators to take actions to end what…
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How the rest of the world is doing flexible working

While so many of our economy’s sectors – entertainment, public transport, restaurants – have largely returned to operations similar to pre-pandemic times, white-collar office jobs have not, Yasmeen Serhan writes in the Atlantic. The reason, most …

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Prairie Meadows announces $5M awarded through Legacy Grant Program

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino announced that it has awarded $5 million from its Legacy Grant program to nonprofit organizations throughout Central Iowa. The grants to 21 organizations are part of Prairie Meadows’ commitment of $38.1 million …

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Iowa’s GDP declines in Q1, economist warns of increasing risk of recession

Iowa’s gross domestic product declined in the first quarter of 2022, following suit with declines in most states and the nation as a whole, leading an Iowa State University economist to forecast the country is …

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Iowa companies weigh in on impact of Roe v. Wade decision on state’s workforce

Editor’s note: While the Business Record is apolitical, we report on governmental decisions that affect business. Through our Fearless initiative, we believe it’s imperative to talk about policy related to gender and family issues.

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