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FTC: Iowans lost more than $17M to fraud in 2020

The Federal Trade Commission received more than 12,000 fraud reports from consumers in Iowa in 2020, according to newly released data. Iowa consumers reported losing a total of $17,145,701 to fraud, with a median loss …

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State announces new grant round for arts, culture, film, history

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs opened its annual round of grants targeting the sustainability of arts and culture, film and media, history and historic preservation efforts in Iowa, the department announced this week. The …

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FBL Financial sets April 29 for special shareholder meeting

Shareholders of FBL Financial Group will meet in late April for a special meeting to vote whether to adopt a merger plan that would take the company private. The West Des Moines-based insurance holding company’s …

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Iowa unemployment claim filings continue downward trend

The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week fell to 43,663, the lowest it has been since the week of Dec. 12 when 44,644 claims were filed, newly released data from Iowa Workforce …

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Partnership launches regional broadband survey in 11 Central Iowa counties

Residents and businesses in 11 Central Iowa counties are being asked to participate in a survey to determine availability of internet service and identify areas that are underserved and where service doesn’t meet customers’ needs.…

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Iowa House passes bill easing creation of charter schools, after contentious debate

Des Moines Register: After a chaotic night of debate interrupted by an emergency committee meeting and an unsuccessful call for a public hearing, the Iowa House voted early this morning to create a new method of …

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Rising just 100 miles from Adventureland: A rival for the Iowa theme park crown

Des Moines Register: Come the summer of 2022, the Des Moines metro’s Adventureland Park is going to get some competition. It’s taking shape on a stretch of former farmland on the outskirts of Waterloo. Lost Island …

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Toyota Financial Services to close C.R. customer service center that employs 600

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Toyota Financial Services will close its Cedar Rapids customer service center that employs 600 people within the next two years, a spokesman said. Toyota will consolidate its customer service centers from six to …

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UI Healthcare now offers new procedure as alternative to coronary stent

University of Iowa Healthcare announced that its Heart & Vascular Team has become the first in the state to perform a procedure that uses sonic pressure waves to break up calcium buildup in heart arteries. …

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SBA increases loan terms for Economic Injury Disaster Loan program

The U.S. Small Business Administration is increasing the maximum amount small businesses and nonprofit organizations can borrow through its COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Starting the week of April 6, the SBA is raising the …