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Quick Supply Co. acquires N.C.-based explosives company

Des Moines-based Quick Supply Co. announced it has acquired Elite Blasting Services LLC, an independent explosives distributor and service company based in Stony Point, N.C. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. EBS distributes …

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Top official warned that COVID vaccine plant had to be ‘monitored closely’

New York Times: A top federal pandemic official warned last June that Emergent BioSolutions, the government contractor that last month threw out millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines because of contamination, lacked enough trained staff …

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Committee approves $20 million increase for Iowa prisons

Iowa Capital Dispatch: The House Appropriations Committee approved a $34.6 million increase in the proposed budget for state justice systems Wednesday, including what a lawmaker called “possibly a record increase” of $20.5 million for state …

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Future Ready Iowa announces $1.6M in Summer Youth Internship grants

Iowa high school students across the state will participate in internships in fields ranging from wind energy to robotics and construction through 26 projects announced Wednesday are part of the Future Ready Iowa Summer Youth …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index continues to show strength

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 105 in February 2021 from 104.7 in January, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue. February marks the fifth month in a row that the index has not …

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COVID ‘ruined our business,’ so company pivoted to drive-in movies

      Last summer, HD on the Go began offering drive-in movies in communities across the Midwest, including Clive and Urbandale. The Des Moines-based business is proposing to create a drive-in movie at Valley…
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Transportation a challenge for nearly all responding to needs survey

      One of DART’s new electric buses that were unveiled last fall. DART was one of the organizations that participated in a study to determine what barriers to transportation exist in Central Iowa. Business…
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Archive: University of Iowa alum named CEO of UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealth Group has named Brian Thompson as chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare, the company’s health benefits business. With 70 million members, Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare is the largest U.S. health insurance company in number of covered lives. Thompson …

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Survey: Majority of small business owners favor vaccination; campaign urges engaging employees

A national survey of more than 3,300 small employers shows strong support for ensuring workers get vaccinated. The survey is part of a public awareness campaign led by Reimagine Main Street, a project of Public …

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UnityPoint Health, LifeServe partner for whole blood transfusions for trauma patients

UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center, in partnership with LifeServe Blood Center, announced it has begun providing whole blood transfusions to severely injured patients. Iowa Methodist, the only Level 1 trauma center in Central Iowa, is …