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Kemin expands portfolio with acquisition of food technology company

Des Moines-based Kemin Industries has acquired Proteus Industries Inc., a California-based food technology company, in a move that company officials say will expand its product offerings and production capabilities as it adds sustainable clean technology …

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National, state manufacturing groups voice opposition to proposed corporate tax increase for infrastructure investments

Proposed tax increases under consideration in Congress would lead to 1 million job losses in the first two years after implementation and economic harm, according to a study released Friday by the National Association of …

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Board of Regents announces first finalist for University of Iowa presidency

The Iowa Board of Regents announced the first finalist in the search for the next president of the University of Iowa. Hari Osofsky is the dean of Penn State Law and the Penn State School …

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Athene releases 2020 corporate social responsibility report

Athene Holding Ltd., the publicly traded parent company of West Des Moines-based retirement services firm Athene USA, recently released its 2020 corporate social responsibility report.  Among highlights of the report, the company documented more than …

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ONE GOOD READ: Biden ag chief consults with food company CEOs on racial equity

Bloomberg: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke with top executives of a dozen major food and agriculture companies –including Walmart Inc., Bayer AG and Deere & Co. — on efforts to advance racial equity as …

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The Sussman Lecture: A conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Nikole Hannah-Jones has “Waterloo” tattooed on her wrist. It reminds her, she said Thursday, of the Iowa city that made her — and ultimately influenced the creation of the 1619 …

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FEH Design names Toi Sullivan vice president

FEH Design stockholders have named architect Toi Sullivan as the company’s new vice president, FEH Design announced today. Sullivan is the first female vice president in the firm’s 120-year history, the company noted. Sullivan joined …

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Amazon workers vote not to unionize at Alabama warehouse

NBC News: Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., voted overwhelmingly against forming a union today after a monthslong campaign in which labor had hoped to make inroads into the sprawling company. As of midday, 1,798 …

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Biden details $1.52 trillion spending request

New York Times: The Biden administration proposed a significant expansion of federal spending today, asking Congress to bolster funding by 16% for domestic programs including education, health research and fighting climate change as it tries …

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ONE GOOD READ: 3 entrepreneurship lessons from Bruce Lee

Martial arts and building a business have more in common than you may think, writes Brandon C. White for Entrepreneur. White cites three lessons that apply to business that martial arts can teach us:
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