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HNI downgrades profit expectations amid worker, supply shortage

Des Moines Register: Executives at furniture manufacturer HNI Corp. said they couldn’t hire enough workers or get enough supplies at a low enough price this summer, leading the company to earn less money than leaders hoped. …

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Axne failed to disclose up to $645,000 in stock trades, government watchdog says

Des Moines Register: U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne failed to properly disclose between about $43,000 and $645,000 in stock trades, a nonpartisan government oversight group said Wednesday. The Campaign Legal Center accused Axne, Iowa’s lone Democrat in …

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Grassley to seek reelection for eighth term in U.S. Senate

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa’s longest-serving U.S. senator, announced today he will seek reelection to an eighth term. Grassley, 88, a Butler County family farmer from New Hartford, made the announcement at 4 …

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Barry Diller’s IAC in talks to buy Meredith

Wall Street Journal: IAC/InterActiveCorp. is in advanced talks to acquire Des Moines-based magazine publisher Meredith Corp., owner of brands including People and Better Homes & Gardens, according to people familiar with the situation, in an effort …

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Broadlawns offers top job to California hospital executive

The Broadlawns Medical Center board of trustees voted Thursday evening to extend an offer to Anthony Coleman to be the hospital’s new president and CEO.

Coleman, who is currently vice president of operations support and assistant hospital administrator …

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Food Bank of Iowa awards $20,000 to ISU food pantry to add cold storage

Food Bank of Iowa has awarded a $20,000 grant to Iowa State University’s student food pantry, SHOP – Students Helping Our Peers. The grant will be used for new cold storage and freezer space, expanding …

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LightEdge Solutions acquiring Cavern Technologies

Des Moines-based LightEdge Solutions announced Wednesday that it will acquire Cavern Technologies Inc., the largest provider of colocation data centers in Kansas City. A colocation data center serves as a third party where businesses can rent …

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State receives $500,000 grant for farmer mental health programs

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been awarded $500,000 to expand farmer mental health programs in the state. Funding for the grant comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of …

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Pandemic is causing ‘alarming’ toll on UI hospital staff

Corridor Business Journal: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is increasingly concerned for the physical workload and mental health of its workers as the pandemic rolls on, says CEO Suresh Gunasekaran. “What’s not alarming is necessarily …

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UI to become first Power Five school to add women’s wrestling program

Des Moines Register: The University of Iowa is adding a women’s wrestling program to its athletics department, the Register has learned. The Hawkeyes will be the first Division I Power Five school to offer women’s wrestling. …