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Lee Enterprises asks investors to help fight off hedge fund

Associated Press: Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile takeover offer from “vulture hedge fund” Alden Global Capital. The publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Buffalo News …

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Mercy College receives approval for Master of Science in Nursing program

Mercy College of Health Sciences announced Monday it has received approval from the Higher Learning Commission and the Iowa Board of Nursing to offer a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with an emphasis in Organizational and …

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Red Bull brings Soapbox Race to Des Moines

Red Bull has announced it is bringing its Soapbox Race to Des Moines on Saturday, June 18. According to a news release, the Red Bull Soapbox Race is described as one of the world’s wildest …

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49-unit WDM affordable apartment project expected to be completed by fall

Construction of an $11 million apartment project at 520 88th St. in West Des Moines is expected to be completed by fall. Rendering courtesy of TWG

Construction is underway in West Des Moines on an $11 million, …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How one city learned to love Amazon

We see it here in central Iowa: The growth of Amazon’s presence on the marketplace. In another community, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, they’re seeing the effects, too. In the old market …

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Hormel to expand production in Dubuque, creating 38 new jobs

bizTimes.biz: A food manufacturer plans a $43 million investment in its Dubuque plant and the creation of 38 more jobs. Progressive Processing, LLC, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp., intends to remodel its Dubuque facility and …

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Proposed changes to Des Moines City Council rules would limit actions by council members

Des Moines Register: It could become harder for Des Moines City Council members to individually propose changes and more difficult for residents to force the council to address issues under new rules the council will consider …

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SBA announces cybersecurity pilot program, $3M in grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program and allocating $3 million in new funding to help emerging small business owners develop their cybersecurity infrastructure, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas …

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EveryStep announces $3.5M collaboration to address home health hazards in Central Iowa

EveryStep announced on Friday it has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development which it will use to make hundreds of Central Iowa families’ homes safer. Through …

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Iowa’s rural economy improves slightly as concerns over farm input prices mount

Iowa’s rural economy experienced marginal growth in January, according to a monthly survey of bank managers, and despite declines in indexes used to measure performance in farmland values and hiring, confidence increased for the second …