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Bird named chief operating officer of LCS

Chris Bird has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer for senior living company LCS in Des Moines. In this newly created position, Bird will provide oversight of LCS’ Life Care Services and Care Purchasing Services …

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Soaring lumber prices haven’t slowed new home construction in Des Moines area

A year ago, Beisser Lumber Co.’s premium framing package for a 1,700-square-foot ranch house cost about $24,000, said Dennis Oder, the company’s vice president.

Today that same package is priced at $42,000, he said, a …

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Compromise seen as solution in debate over state’s ‘bottle bill’

A move to make changes to the state’s beverage container redemption law, commonly called the “bottle bill,” may be coming to a head with the introduction of several bills in this year’s Legislature.

The bills …

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What to keep an eye on this week in the Iowa Legislature

Here are six bills to watch this week at the Statehouse:
1. House File 283: Would make it a crime to use synthetic urine or another person’s urine to defraud a drug or alcohol test.
2. House File …

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Iowa receives nearly $1.8M from DOL to combat fraud in pandemic unemployment claims

The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday announced it has awarded $49 million in grants to support 28 states and territories to assist with fighting fraud in two federal pandemic relief programs. The agency made the awards, …

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University of Iowa to reinstate women’s swimming and diving

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa is fully reinstating its women’s swimming and diving team after a federal judge in December found athletes had a “fair chance” of winning a lawsuit accusing the UI of …

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Iowa Republicans want to overrule cities’ Section 8 bans

Des Moines Register: Landlords could reject tenants who use the federal Section 8 program to help with housing costs, under measures Republicans in the Iowa Legislature are pushing for the second time this year. If approved, …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Celebrating the women of Black History Month

The opening line of a recent Chrysalis newsletter covering Black History Month is really powerful: “It’s tough to imagine being something you have never seen.” In the newsletter, Eugenia Kutsch Stanton, president of the Chrysalis Foundation board, …

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‘Bathroom bill’ draws concern from Iowa business leaders

Des Moines Register: When North Carolina lawmakers in 2016 adopted a law that barred transgendered people from using bathrooms in public facilities that corresponded with their gender identification, the backlash against the state was swift. Now, …

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Feng to lead faculty development, DEI for Grinnell College

Grinnell College has named Jin Feng as associate dean for faculty development and diversity, equity and inclusion, effective July 1. Feng joined Grinnell College in 2001 and is currently professor of Chinese and Japanese and the Orville …