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Deere sues Iowa competitors Kinze, Ag Leader for infringing patent on high-speed planter

Des Moines Register: Deere & Co. is trying to block two Iowa manufacturers from selling competing products that allow farmers to sow their fields faster. The Quad Cities-based agricultural giant filed patent infringement lawsuits against Williamsburg-based …

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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation seeks applications for Rethink Your Drink grants

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation is expanding its water bottle filling station program for schools in Iowa that lack adequate drinking water stations. Through the foundation’s Rethink Your Drink program, schools can apply to …

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Iowa Kidstrong receives $5,000 from Wellmark to support youth fitness programming

Iowa Kidstrong received $5,000 from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to develop a new curriculum and provide support to area schools, Wellmark announced this morning. Iowa Kidstrong was founded in 1995 to address childhood …

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Former White House chief of staff John Kelly to headline Land Investment Expo next week

Former White House chief of staff and homeland security secretary Gen. John Kelly is scheduled to headline next week’s Land Investment Expo at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Kelly will be interviewed onstage by Anthony …

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Partnership names new executive VP of economic development

Brian Crowe, the current vice president for business attraction at ICR Iowa, was named Thursday as the new executive vice president of economic development at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. 

He fills a role left open …

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Van Meter Inc. moves into Kansas market with acquisition

Corridor Business Journal: Cedar Rapids-based electrical and manufacturing supplier Van Meter Inc. has expanded into Kansas with the purchase of Mid-West Electrical Supply in Wichita, the company announced. The sale officially closed Dec. 31, and the …

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Iowa benefits from migration away from cities, U-Haul says

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa appears to be among the states benefiting from a trend of do-it-yourself movers leaving densely populated U.S. areas amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new U-Haul report analyzing migration trends from …

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Applications open for Dupaco foundation scholarships

Dupaco Credit Union announced that applications for the 2021 Dupaco R.W. Hoefer Foundation College Scholarship Program are now available. The scholarship program awards a total of $40,000 to 20 first-time incoming students within two different …

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DART, Newbury Living partner for free access for senior living residents

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has added Newbury Living as an unlimited access partner, allowing select Newbury Living residents to ride DART for free. According to a news release, all residents of Elsie …

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Des Moines Flying Service acquired by Muncie Aviation Co.

Muncie Aviation Co., based in Muncie, Ind., announced it has acquired Des Moines Flying Service, a general aviation sales and service company that has operated in Des Moines for more than eight decades. Terms of the transaction, …