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Iowa Scholarship for the Arts winners announced

Four Iowa high school seniors have earned an Iowa Scholarship for the Arts to support their college education this fall. Faith De Groot of Alta, Ruby Hummel of Yale, Mikayla Lane of Cresco and Mio Legaspi of …

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Board member of Ames-based bioscience company accused of fraud by firm’s treasurer

Two governing members of Ames-based biosciences company AgCertain Industries Inc. — one its treasurer and another a board member — are also adversaries in a Polk County lawsuit in which one has accused the other …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Pockets: Women — and girls — want them included in their clothes

I formed a fondness for pockets at a young age. They were a place to stuff things — tissue, bugs and worms, my prized transistor radio, and of course, my hands. In elementary school, the …

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World Food & Music Festival returns to Des Moines’ Western Gateway in September

Des Moines Register: The World Food & Music Festival is returning to Des Moines in 2021 with culinary creations from around the world. The popular festival will run Sept. 17-19 in the Western Gateway of Downtown …

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United Fire Group reports first-quarter earnings

Cedar Rapids-based United Fire Group Inc. reported consolidated net income, including net realized investment gains and changes in the fair value of equity securities, of $18.7 million, or 74 cents per share, for the quarter ended March …

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Paycheck Protection Program exhausts funds for most lenders

The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program has officially exhausted its funds for most lenders, the Business Journals reported. The SBA began notifying trade associations Tuesday evening that it was no longer accepting applications for new loans …

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EPA official: Contaminated site will remain in Superfund program

“We are standing today at the doorstep of growth in greatness for the city of Des Moines,” Mayor Frank Cownie said during a news conference in which cleanup plans for the former Dico site were …

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Proposed Des Moines soccer stadium project ‘at risk’ without state funding

A 6,300-seat stadium that would primarily be used for soccer is proposed to be built on 43 acres on the southwest edge of downtown Des Moines. Rendering courtesy of Krause Group

An ambitious plan to redevelop …

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Amazon expanding Des Moines-area presence

Amazon Inc. is expanding its footprint in the Des Moines area, although the e-commerce giant is mum about what it will operate out of a newly constructed warehouse it is leasing in Ankeny.


The Seattle-based …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hurd real estate group buys Des Moines car wash

Hurd Kettlestone LLC, based in West Des Moines, paid CWP West Corp. $3.6 million for property at 850 Army Post Road in Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The property includes a Mister Car Wash …