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Therkildsens donate $42 million lead gift for new engineering lab building at Iowa State

An Iowa State alumni couple, C.G. “Turk” and Joyce A. McEwen Therkildsen, have provided a $42 million gift commitment to Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. The gift provides the lead donation …

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$97.5M awarded to companies to expand broadband in Iowa

Gov. Kim Reynolds at her Condition of the State address in January, where she made expanding broadband statewide a priority. On Tuesday, her office announced that $97.5 million in grants has been awarded to expand …

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National small business survey: Challenges deepening as COVID infections rise

Small business owners across America are less confident the country is moving in the right direction and are increasingly concerned about the impact that rising COVID-19 infection rates will have on their businesses, according to …

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Cedar Rapids council advances $71 million entertainment venue

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids developers behind a $71 million transformation of long-vacant city land Tuesday touted a collaboration with the city that will result in a “destination” venue featuring a Big Grove Brewery, outdoor recreation …

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Amazon looking to hire more workers at its Iowa locations

Radio Iowa: Amazon plans to hire more than 1,000 workers across its Iowa locations, part of a national hiring blitz to fill 125,000 new positions. Dave Bozeman, Amazon’s vice president of operations, said immediate openings are …

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Downtown Des Moines Hy-Vee to close for conversion into HealthMarket

Des Moines Register: Hy-Vee will close its downtown Des Moines supermarket so it can be converted into a version of the chain’s HealthMarket concept and a sit-down Chinese and sushi restaurant. Spokesperson Christina Gayman said Tuesday …

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Facebook opens applications for new cycle of Community Action grants

Facebook is now accepting applications for the latest cycle of its Community Action Grants. According to a news release, the deadline to apply is Oct. 15. It is an annual program funded by Facebook that helps nonprofits …

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Kinship Brewing launches 5K fun run/walk to benefit breast cancer organizations

Kinship Brewing Co. in Waukee announced it will host Fighting Through Kinship, a breast cancer awareness 5K Fun Run Walk, on Oct. 10. The event, sponsored by the Iowa Clinic, is being launched by the …

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Iowa Workforce Development schedules employer roundtables to address worker shortages

Iowa Workforce Development announced Tuesday that it will conduct more than 25 workforce roundtables across the state this fall in an effort to partner with businesses to address the state’s workforce shortage. The events are …

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Polk County supervisors approve resolution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%

The Polk County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from county operations by 90% by the year 2040.

The supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a resolution adopting a Climate Action Plan, which will …