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OnDemand: 2022 Legislative Forecast

We sat down with business leaders to learn what issues they are focusing on when the Legislature convenes on Jan. 10. We discussed how the continuing coronavirus pandemic may affect legislation and the effects that …
By BPC Staff | Jan 24, 2022
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MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center opens with focus on patient-centered cancer care

The MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center is located in remodeled space on the existing MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center campus. Photo courtesy MercyOne Des Moines

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to …
By BPC Staff | Jan 21, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Child care providers face a variety of challenges heading into 2022

Fearless Editor Emily Kestel recently published a two-partseries looking at child care issues across the state. So it wasn’t a surprise to me to see the Marshalltown Times-Republican reporting that local providers are facing challenges this year. “It’s kind …
By BPC Staff | Jan 21, 2022
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Iowa launches $9 million program aimed at expanding diversity among teachers

Des Moines Register: Pressure to address teacher demographics in Iowa is mounting as the state’s student population continues to diversify. Between 2000 and 2021, the percentage of students of color in public schools statewide rose from …
By BPC Staff | Jan 21, 2022
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New association for lodging industry launched in Iowa

A group of Iowa hospitality owners and operators has announced the formation of the Iowa Hotel & Lodging Association, a new nonprofit trade association that will promote, educate and advocate on behalf of the state’s …
By BPC Staff | Jan 21, 2022
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Triplett Office Solutions acquires Primary Source

Triplett Office Solutions, located in Urbandale, has purchased Primary Source Inc, a privately held organization focused on client relationships and helping clients with promotional product marketing. “With both businesses headquartered in Urbandale and customer-service driven, it’s …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jan 20, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Feeling burned out by the pandemic? How parents in other countries are handling it differently

As we begin our third year of navigating the coronavirus pandemic, stress for working parents remains high as variant after variant leaves them in a perpetual state of uncertainty. While it’s been stressful for parents …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Jan 20, 2022
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University of Iowa instructors move courses online, despite campus rules

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With COVID cases surging in Iowa as students return to its public universities for the spring semester, the University of Iowa graduate student union is urging members to move all courses they’re teaching …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2022
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Principal Financial nears insurance units sale to Talcott Resolution, sources say

Reuters: Principal Financial Group is in advanced talks to sell two of its units, with capital reserves totaling $25 billion, to peer Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Co., according to people familiar with the matter. The deal …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2022
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MidAmerican Energy proposes $3.9 billion ‘Wind Prime’ renewable energy project

Corridor Business Journal: MidAmerican Energy has announced plans for a $3.9 billion renewable energy project in Iowa, including wind and solar generation, and the exploration of new technologies to advance the company’s transition to net-zero greenhouse …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2022