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NAMI Greater Des Moines cuts ties with state, national organization, announces new name

The Greater Des Moines affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness has ended its affiliation with NAMI Iowa and the national NAMI organization, in a move the former local affiliate’s leaders say will better …

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Register reporter acquitted after trial on charges from George Floyd protest

Des Moines Register: Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was acquitted today in a trial stemming from her arrest while covering the George Floyd protests in May 2020. Sahouri was charged with failure to disperse and …

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SunCrate providing mobile power

A SunCrate, developed with help from a grant from the Iowa Energy Office, is set up in Ames to test its solar energy collection and distribution capabilities. Photo by Michael Crumb

A Sioux City-based company is …

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Ohio artist selected to design artwork at new federal courthouse in Des Moines

An artist from Ohio has been selected by the U.S. General Services Administration as the project artist for the Art in Architecture commission for the new U.S. Courthouse under construction in Des Moines. Ann Hamilton is …

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United Way of Central Iowa announces second distribution of COVID relief funding

United Way of Central Iowa recently invested more than $518,000 in 26 of its nonprofit partners to meet the continuing needs of the coronavirus pandemic. The funding was the second distribution of $1.8 million that …

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MercyOne Central Iowa to boost minimum wage to $15 hourly

MercyOne Central Iowa is instituting a minimum wage for its staff of $15 an hour, effective April 4, the health system announced to its employees today. In an internal memo shared with the Business Record, MercyOne …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A look at how COVID spread through the U.S.

William Frey, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, has studied data showing COVID-19’s spread through the U.S. during the past 12 months. The analysis includes several maps depicting a month-by-month look at COVID’s …

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Cedar Rapids contracts with firm to review derecho response for $25,000

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The city of Cedar Rapids has contracted with Tennessee-based Atchison Consulting Service for an estimated $25,000 to draft a report assessing its response to the Aug. 10 derecho, almost seven months after the …

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Drake Law Lecture series to feature Erika George on protecting democracy in digital age

Professor Erika George will present “Rethinking Rights to Protect Democracy in the Digital Age: Reflections on Incitement and Inequality” as part of the congressionally endowed Drake University Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series. The event …

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ABI survey: Two-thirds of companies expect sales to increase in second quarter

Iowa manufacturers anticipate strong sales in the second quarter, according to results of the latest ABI Quarterly Iowa Business Survey. “This is fabulous news for Iowans, especially when you consider the pandemic and where we …