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Legal action threatened if zoning is changed to allow golf entertainment venue

Local developer Paul Cownie is partnering with a North Dakota group to bring Suite Shots, a golf entertainment facility, to West Des Moines. Some homeowners who live in Glen Oaks, a gated community about a …

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Defense equipment workers go on strike in Davenport

Quad Cities Regional Business Journal: Hundreds of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Local 388 and 1199 at Eaton Corp.-Cobham Mission Systems in Davenport are on strike after rejecting a new contract. There …

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About half of Iowa’s assessed waterways listed as impaired in biennial DNR report

Des Moines Register: About half of Iowa’s waterways assessed over the past five years are considered impaired, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Friday. The report, updated every two years, shows 751 rivers, streams, lakes, …

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103-year-old Sherman Hill building could be home to new brewery, restaurant

Des Moines Register: A 103-year-old historic building in Des Moines’ Sherman Hill neighborhood may soon be home to a new restaurant and brewery. That would bring to three the number of breweries in the neighborhood, which …

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Altoona hires new city administrator

John Harrenstein, city administrator in North Mankato, Minn., for the past nine years, has been hired as Altoona’s city administrator. Harrenstein replaces longtime Altoona city administrator Jeff Mark, who retired recently. Harrenstein, who grew up …

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Top three finishers of Iowa Farm Bureau award all women

For the first time in its three-year history, the top three finishers of the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Grow Your Future Award this year were all women. The award offers cash prizes to Iowans between the ages of …

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Iowa philanthropist Henry B. Tippie remembered

Henry B. Tippie, one of the University of Iowa’s most significant supporters and benefactors, died on Sunday at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 95.

Tippie once said that if he felt he could…
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Iowa Supreme Court won’t weigh in on challenge to long-expired COVID-19 bar closures

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court said today that it won’t weigh in on emergency actions Gov. Kim Reynolds took early in the pandemic, noting Reynolds has now backed away from measures she once supported. The …

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DM contractor to pay $125,000 for misclassifying workers, failing to pay overtime

Des Moines Register: A Des Moines contractor will pay about $125,000 after federal investigators accused the company of misclassifying workers and failing to pay them overtime. In a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor, AJ …

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Finalists named by Grand View University in new president search

Grand View University in Des Moines recently announced four finalists in its presidential search. The final candidates to be Grand View’s 14th president are: Jody Stanton Fournier, currently the provost and vice president of learning and a …