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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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