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Part of Ashworth Road will close on Monday

A section of Ashworth Road in the area where it crosses Interstate Highway 80 will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday. The portion of the road that will be closed, near the city …
By BPC Staff | Aug 12, 2021
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Goodwill of Central Iowa increases hourly wages for store workers

Goodwill of Central Iowa announced that its retail store workers’ wages will be increased to up to $15 hourly, effective this week. The wage adjustment will benefit 75% of the organization’s current employees, with some receiving …
By BPC Staff | Aug 12, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Meet Barbara Wilson, UI’s new president

The University of Iowa’s alumni magazine has a great profile piece on Barbara Wilson, the university’s new president. “Wilson already has the extensive leadership credentials to lead Iowa; now she and her family are working to …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 12, 2021
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Blazing Saddle to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test for entry

Des Moines Register: Starting Friday, customers entering the venerable East Village bar Blazing Saddle will be required to show proof they’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they’ve tested negative for the virus in the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 12, 2021
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Ingersoll, Grand avenues group seeking executive director

The nonprofit Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand is hiring an executive director to promote economic development in the Des Moines business and residential area. The group is a collaboration of business and property owners, professionals, merchants, residents …
By BPC Staff | Aug 12, 2021
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Story County launches job retraining program

The Story County Board of Supervisors voted this week to create a program to help retrain county residents for jobs in high-growth industries.

Under the “Story County COVID-19 Workforce Retraining Program,” approved on Tuesday, the …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Aug 12, 2021
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Des Moines’ sewage is carrying more coronavirus than most cities’

Des Moines Register: Results have started to roll in from a study of coronavirus in Central Iowa sewage, and they’re not looking good. Early tests suggest our wastewater is carrying more of the virus than seen …
By BPC Staff | Aug 11, 2021
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SBA announces plan to open supplemental shuttered venue grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration is announcing a call to all eligible Shuttered Venue Operators Grant applicants seeking economic aid for live entertainment small businesses, nonprofits and venues. New applications will be accepted until 10 …
By BPC Staff | Aug 11, 2021
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A $150B boost: Principal completes integration of Wells Fargo’s retirement business

Principal Financial Group announced today that it recently completed the integration of the Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement business. Principal acquired the Institutional Retirement and Trust business from Wells Fargo in July 2019 to enhance its retirement and …
By BPC Staff | Aug 11, 2021
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Spec industrial building under construction in Bondurant

Construction has begun on a 195,000-square-foot industrial building in Bondurant. Architectural rendering by Opus Group

Construction has begun on a 195,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in Bondurant’s Commerce Crossings.

The building is the first of two warehouses …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 11, 2021