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Excellence in History Awards announced

Several people, organizations and communities who have made outstanding contributions to the field of Iowa’s history have been presented with the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs’ and state Historical Society board of trustees’ annual Excellence …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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AG office offering free, online training on sexual assault response

The Iowa attorney general’s office is offering free online training on sexual assault topics for Iowa medical providers. The three-hour training is led by the Crime Victim’s Assistance Division and covers a range of topics, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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State awards $2.45M to fund health care registered apprenticeships

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced eight recipients of the Iowa Health Careers Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program.?The awards, totaling $2.45 million, were made using federal funds that Iowa received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The registered …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Schools are spending billions on high-tech defense for shootings

In 2021, schools and colleges in the United States spent an estimated $3.1 billion on security products and services like gun detection scanners, wireless panic buttons and surveillance cameras and software. The New York Times reports spending …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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Iowa Workforce Development site outage expected to last through today

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Workforce Development’s IowaWORKS.gov website, which developed an outage on Sunday, was expected to remain down through today, the state agency said in a news release Monday. The outage was not expected to …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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Des Moines unveils plans for a $40 million phosphorus recovery plant

Axios Des Moines: A $40 million phosphorus recovery facility will be constructed by the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority under a plan presented to the city’s Urban Design Review Board last week. The WRA anticipates …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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Longtime Warren County residents buy Indianola Record-Herald

Des Moines Register: Two longtime Warren County residents and former executives of the Indianola Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune are buying the newspaper from Gannett Co. Inc. and plan to continue publishing a weekly print edition. The …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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Commission nominates 3 people for Iowa Supreme Court vacancy

Three people have been nominated by the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court. The nominees are: Alan Heavens of Garnavillo, a district judge in the 1st Judicial District; …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022
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IBC Q2 Economic Outlook: Companies continue to feel pressure from inflation, labor, supply chain challenges

Continued pressures from inflation, labor shortages and supply chain disruptions are causing reduced expectations among business leaders who responded to the Iowa Business Council’s second-quarter Economic Outlook survey.

The report, released today, also showed that …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Jun 28, 2022
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Adel, Marshalltown and Lansing receive Hometown Grants from T-Mobile

Three Iowa communities have been named among 25 winners by T-Mobile in the cellular company’s Hometown Grants program. Adel and Marshalltown in central Iowa and Lansing in northeast Iowa have each been named winners in …
By BPC Staff | Jun 27, 2022