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DMARC begins fifth round of USDA food box distributions

The Des Moines Area Religious Council has begun distributing food boxes through the fifth round of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The distribution began on Monday and will continue …

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Tippie, Grinnell form liberal arts-finance partnership for master’s program

The University of Iowa and Grinnell College have formed a new partnership that will streamline the process for Grinnell students to be admitted to the Master of Science in Finance program in the university’s Tippie …

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Next Level Ventures announces new Curql Fund targeting credit union industry

Next Level Ventures and credit union partners of Members Development Co. announced the launch of a new collaborative venture capital fund for the development of financial services technology in the credit union industry. The Curql …

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SBA backs more than $2M in Central Iowa loans in January

The U.S. Small Business Administration in January backed eight loans totaling $2,099,700 to Central Iowa businesses, the same number and a comparable dollar amount of loans made by the agency in January 2020. The loans …

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Brown named president, CEO of MidAmerican, replacing Wright, who moves to PG&E

MidAmerican Energy Co. has named Kelcey Brown as its new president and CEO effective Jan. 26. The move coincided with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. naming Brown’s predecessor, Adam Wright, as its executive vice president …

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Broadband expansion, population growth key goals outlined in Iowa Business Council’s annual dashboard

The Iowa Business Council released its 2021 Competitive Dashboard report today. Image contributed by IBC

Iowa is strongly positioned to compete with other states in 2021, according to indicators measured by the Iowa Business Council’s annual Competitive Dashboard …

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Nine Iowa communities receive historic preservation grants

The historic Muscatine County Jail. Submitted photo

Nine Iowa communities have been selected to receive a total of $108,284 in grants for historic preservation projects. The State Historic Preservation Office, a bureau of the Iowa Department …

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Ames Chamber names new Main Street director

Kim Frey has been named the new Ames Main Street director and Ames Chamber of Commerce membership coordinator. Frey began her new duties on Feb. 1. According to a news release, Frey comes to Ames …

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Iowa farm bankruptcies up 26% in 2020

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa had 34 farm bankruptcies in 2020 — a 26% increase from the previous year and the third-highest state total, behind Wisconsin and Kansas. The overall number of farm bankruptcies in the United …

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UI Health receives $8 million grant to bring mobile simulator training to rural areas

A new $8 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will help the University of Iowa educate health care providers and first responders in rural parts of the state on …