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Tour West Des Moines’ new RecPlex on Sunday

An open house will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at  the new MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex, 6500 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines. The nearly $60 million project, paid for with money from …

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Ohio-based CareSource announces intent to bid on Iowa Medicaid, CHIP

CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit managed care organization, has announced its intention to submit a proposal to serve Iowans covered by Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. In May, the Iowa Department of Human …

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Optimae to open residential care facility in Marshalltown

Optimae LifeServices announced it will expand its services in Marshall County by opening a Marshalltown residential care facility. The new residential care facility (RCF) will complement Optimae’s existing RCFs in Story County and provide additional services …

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UI-led study finds COVID vaccine ‘highly effective’ in health care workers

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have proved “highly effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19” among health care workers in “real-world” settings, according to a new national study that involved over 300 University of Iowa …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Wall Street Journal series uncovers multitude of flaws at Facebook

When Facebook first began becoming popular in the mid-2000s, I thought it was a great way to stay connected with family and friends and reconnect with old friends. And over the years, that’s how I’ve …

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon-Reed to deliver Sussman Lecture

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement’s virtual Fall 2021 Sussman Lecture will be held Oct.14 at 7 p.m. The event will feature a discussion with author and Harvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed, one …

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American Equity partnering with BlackRock, Conning on fixed-income investment management

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced Tuesday it will partner with BlackRock and Conning to manage its core fixed income assets. The move is expected to eliminate fewer than 20 investment positions in Iowa by …

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Cedar Rapids City Council adopts ‘aggressive’ Community Climate Action Plan

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday adopted a plan committing Iowa’s second-largest city to action to slow the rapidly worsening climate, with targets to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to …

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Female DMPD employees allege harassment, discrimination in lawsuit

Des Moines Register: Five female police officers and employees are suing the city of Des Moines and its police department, saying they want to hold the department accountable for what they claim is the sexual harassment, …

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Fired Polk HR chief files suit alleging wrongdoing by supervisors, other county officials

Des Moines Register: Polk County’s former human resources chief has filed a scathing lawsuit alleging libel, extortion and wrongful termination — as well as violations of Iowa’s open meetings and records laws — against the county, …