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Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence gets grant for financial empowerment program

The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence has received a three-year, $135,000 grant from GreenState Credit Union. The grant will support the coalition’s financial empowerment program that empowers survivors of domestic violence to move into long-term …

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State awards $10M in incentives to Buena Vista County soybean crushing plant

The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded more than $10 million in incentives to a soybean crushing plant in Buena Vista County, a project that will create 51 jobs that will pay a qualifying wage …

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VIDEO: Power Breakfast: The future of downtown

 

In our 2021 Leaders Survey, 73% of respondents said they agreed that downtown small businesses and commercial real estate will suffer if most businesses continue offering remote working to their employees post-pandemic – and …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Even business school students have doubts about capitalism

It might not be surprising that today’s undergraduate students have qualms with capitalism, but it’s a bit more surprising that some MBA students do, writes Glenn Hubbard, an economics and finance professor at Columbia University. In …

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University of Iowa Health Care VP Brooks Jackson stepping down

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After four years of leading the University of Iowa’s $1.2 billion health care operation, Brooks Jackson, the UI vice president for medical affairs and dean of the nationally ranked UI Carver College of …

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American Equity reports higher Q4, lower full-year results

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. on Thursday reported mixed financial results for the fourth quarter and full year. The West Des Moines-based company, an issuer of fixed index annuities, said non-GAAP operating income available …

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Bill would reinstate fourth quarter of Employee Retention Tax Credit

The National Federation of Independent Business is advocating for federal legislation that would allow small businesses to claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit for the fourth quarter of 2021. The tax credit, created through the …

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Accounting firms BKD, DHG announce plan to merge

Two leading U.S. accounting firms, BKD LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG), announced Thursday they will merge to create a new professional services firm with $1.4 billion in revenue. The two firms together will operate under …

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6 takeaways from our Power Breakfast on the future of downtown

Panelists from left to right: Tiffany Tauscheck, Erin Olson-Douglas, TJ Jacobs, Staci Bennett, Marquas Ashworth

View all photos from the event on Facebook. Photo by Duane Tinkey

In our 2021 Leaders Survey, 73% of respondents said …

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She was told if she didn’t stop drinking, she would die. Now she’s two years sober.