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Partnership names Kruse as VP of downtown development

Carrie Kruse has been named vice president of downtown development for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. She will lead the Partnership’s efforts to help businesses relocate to and expand in downtown Des Moines, according to …

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Renderings released of proposed north-side rec center

Architectural renderings of a proposed North Side Community Recreation Center at Ninth Street and College Avenue were unveiled Thursday at a community meeting. The rendering above is of the large gymnasium and elevated track. More …

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Workplace learning program focuses on teachers to help close labor gap

Educators and students from several schools in the Northeast Iowa Community College region participate in a Worksite Exploratory Event at Zip’s in New Hampton that was coordinated by the Iowa Intermediary Network. Photo submitted by Iowa …

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State park staff would get eviction reprieve under Iowa budget proposal

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa state park rangers who had been told they have to move out of state-owned housing in the parks by Nov. 30 would get an eviction extension to at least 2024 under a …

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Iowa experts say warming temps are leading to more frequent floods, severe weather

Des Moines Register: The March 5 tornadoes that ripped through Central Iowa, killing seven people marked the fifth major disaster in as many years to strike the state. Since 2018, Iowa has been pummeled by catastrophic …

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VP Harris, interior secretary to speak at 2022 SBA Women’s Business Summit

Speakers for the Small Business Administration’s 2022 Women’s Business Summit include Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the SBA announced Wednesday. “This year’s summit reflects the Biden-Harris administration’s focus and …

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‘Roadmap’ unveiled for combined Iowa Health and Human Services Department

The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa Department of Human Services today released documents outlining the plan for the two agencies to be combined into a single department. The final change package and functional organizational chart “serves …

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Growth in Iowa’s rural economy slows in March

Iowa’s rural economy grew at a slightly slower pace in March behind a weaker performance in new job hiring, according to a survey of rural bankers.

According to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index, the index for …

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Hy-Vee announces layoffs as company phases out ‘COVID projects’

Axios Des Moines: Hy-Vee laid off an undisclosed number of employees earlier this week as the company transitions into a “post-COVID world,” company officials said Wednesday. Positions had been hired for “COVID-related projects” that are no …

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Winnebago stock falls despite second-quarter revenues matching first-quarter record

Des Moines Register: Winnebago Industries Inc. on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $91.2 million on revenue of $1.16 billion, matching the record revenues for the first quarter and exceeding Wall Street expectations of $1.1 billion. …