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Farmland Foods makes donation to Iowa FFA

Farmland Foods, the maker of bacon, sausage, ham and lunch meat, this week recognized the Iowa FFA Association and its positive impact in Iowa with a $5,000 donation. The donation is part of the 2021 …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Innovation think tank calls for a national advanced industry and technology strategy

Another type of infrastructure investment — in better data — is needed if the United States is going to develop more effective policies to spur competitiveness and growth, according to a report released today by the Information Technology …

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Mercy Iowa City to exit affiliation with statewide MercyOne network

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Mercy Iowa City officials said the hospital will leave its affiliation with the statewide MercyOne health network. Mercy Iowa City’s board of trustees instead has opted to align with a larger organization “that …

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Food Bank of Iowa Chopped coming to the Iowa State Fair

Cooks and aspiring chefs can put their skills to the test in a new Iowa State Fair competition, “Food Bank of Iowa Chopped — Hot Dish Edition.” The Food Bank of Iowa is partnering with …

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Iowa Workforce Development raises weekly benefits schedules for FY22

Iowa Workforce Development announced an increase in the amount of maximum weekly benefits paid to unemployed Iowans and to workers injured on the job beginning July 4, following a statutorily required annual review of wages covered by …

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Allegiant launches base of operations at DSM

Allegiant Airlines launched its base of operations at Des Moines International Airport today, the culmination of a plan first announced in 2019. It is Allegiant’s 20th base of operations and the first to open post-pandemic, …

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DMACC, MidAmerican unveil new Energy Park at Ankeny campus

Kathryn Kunert of MidAmerican Energy speaks during a ceremony to unveil DMACC’s new Energy Park at its Ankeny campus on Wednesday. Photo by Michael Crumb

 

Des Moines Area Community College celebrated its new Energy Park …

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Fort Dodge winery wins ‘best of show’ among sweet Rosés in international competition

Des Moines Register: Iowa may not be wine country, but that didn’t stop the state from producing what one competition named the best sweet Rosé of the year in an international wine competition earlier this month. …

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Iowa Supreme Court upholds law barring Planned Parenthood from sex education grants

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a 2019 law that blocks federal funds from Planned Parenthood to provide young Iowans with sex education curriculum, overturning a district court decision that ruled that law …

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Principal increasing shareholder payments amid cuts to insurance, retirement businesses

Des Moines Register: Executives at Des Moines-based Principal Financial expect to increase payments to shareholders as the company sells off some of its traditional lines of business. Company leaders said during a presentation Tuesday that they …

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