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Principal survey highlights greater COVID impact on businesses in rural communities

The prolonged economic impacts of COVID-19 have been wearing on small and medium-sized businesses, as owners report more uncertainty about when and how they may recover, according to a new report from Principal Financial Group. …
By BPC Staff | Jan 21, 2021
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SBA: 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loans approved in initial week

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Tuesday that it approved approximately 60,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan applications submitted by nearly 3,000 lenders, for over $5 billion, in the first week that it was reopened, Jan. 11-17. The …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Pandemic hasn’t caused people to drain retirement accounts

Last March, Congress allowed Americans to withdraw up to $100,000 from their individual retirement accounts without paying a penalty that typically applies to those under the age of 59 1/2. Fewer people than expected took …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Jan 20, 2021
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Iowa House panels advance gun, abortion constitutional amendments

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Proposals to let Iowans vote to create a state-level Second Amendment and reject a Supreme Court finding of a right to an abortion advanced at the Iowa Statehouse on Tuesday. The proposed amendment relating …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2021
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Proposed rule would give faith-based organizations access to SBA loan programs

The U.S. Small Business Administration is proposing a rule that would give faith-based businesses and organizations access to SBA business loan and disaster assistance programs. The SBA is seeking public comment on the proposed rule, which would …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2021
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Eight Iowa facilities recognized as Blue Distinction Centers for bariatric surgery

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has recognized eight Iowa health care facilities as part of the Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program in the area of bariatric surgery. These facilities have been designated as either …
By BPC Staff | Jan 20, 2021
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Sportsman’s Warehouse property in Ankeny sold

Hurd Johnston LLC paid Dallas, Texas-based Spirit SPE Portfolio 2012, 4 LLC $7.53 million for property at 921 S.E. Oralabor Road in Ankeny, Polk County real estate records show. The 5.7-acre parcel property includes a 49,677-square-foot …
By BPC Staff | Jan 19, 2021
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New members added to Iowa Architect’s editorial board


The American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter, has added three new members to its Iowa Architect Editorial Board: Kerry Anderson, an architect at Mason City-based Bergland + Cram; Alexander Michl, a multimedia creative strategist at …
By BPC Staff | Jan 19, 2021
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Confluence acquires Denver-based firm


Confluence, a nationally recognized landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, has acquired Denver-based firm studioINSITE. With the acquisition, Confluence now has offices in nine U.S. cities including Des Moines. “We see Denver as a …
By BPC Staff | Jan 19, 2021
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PROJECT UPDATE: New grocery store in Altoona

Aldi Inc. will open a grocery store Friday in Altoona. The new store if the first in Altoona for the national chain. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten

 

New grocery store in Altoona slated to open…
By BPC Staff | Jan 19, 2021