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Chuck’s restaurant reopening on Oct. 4

Chuck’s Restaurant, which has been closed for nearly a year while the building in which it is located was renovated, is reopening on Oct. 4. The restaurant, located at 3610 Sixth Ave., is one of …

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Hy-Vee to use AI to tally inventory in 5 stores

Hy-Vee has begun using robots to keep track of inventory in two stores and plans to expand the technology to three others, the West Des Moines-based grocer announced. Hy-Vee is partnering with San Francisco-based Simbe …

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More Iowa men are skipping college

Axios Des Moines: Iowa men have historically enrolled in college at lower rates than women, but the education gap is widening, state data shows. The number of male Iowa high school graduates who immediately enrolled in …

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Iowa medical director and epidemiologist leaving Iowa Department of Public Health

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In an abrupt development with little explanation, officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the state’s medical director and epidemiologist, plans to leave the agency effective …

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Iowa sets new 2021 high for COVID hospitalizations

Des Moines Register: More Iowans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any point earlier in 2021, according to data from the Iowa Department of Public Health today. The weekly data release shows 638 Iowans hospitalized …

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Site plan approved for Microsoft data center building

The West Des Moines City Council this week approved the site plan for the first building planned at Ginger East, a new Microsoft Corp. data center being developed on nearly 149 acres east of Veterans …

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Principal Charity Classic raises $7.3 million for children’s charities

The 2021 Principal Charity Classic raised a record $7.3 million for children’s charities in Iowa, surpassing the previous record of $6.7 million set in 2020. The annual PGA Tour Champions event in Des Moines has …

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Third annual Flourish event raises $3,500 for ‘plant-based, allergy-friendly, lesbian-owned’ bakery

Marti Payseur, owner of Thistle’s Summit Bakery & Catering, pitches her business idea at the Flourish Fund event at Jasper Winery on Tuesday. Photo by Emily Blobaum

Much like the rest of the world, Marti Payseur …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Amazon inching closer to opening department stores with high-tech features

Retail giant Amazon Inc. is moving closer to opening its own line of department stores as a way to boost its apparel sales, report Sebastian Herrera and Khadeeja Safdar for the Wall Street Journal. The stores likely …

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Iowa applies for $120M more in COVID rental aid as evictions soar

Des Moines Register: Reversing a previous decision to not seek millions more in federal aid for Iowans struggling to pay rent during the pandemic, the head of the Iowa Finance Authority decided this month to apply …