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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: On country roads, can a self-driving car take me home?

Here is a fascinating look by Iowa Magazine inside the research taking place at the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator Laboratories, based in the UI College of Engineering. Beginning next year, UI researchers …

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Kum & Go opens walk-up store in Ames’ Campustown

Ames Tribune: Kum & Go opened a new store in Ames’ Campustown business district today, and the location is the company’s third in a new line of marketplace concepts for the 60-year-old convenience chain. The walk-up, …

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U.S. trails other countries in building macro grids for electricity, ISU report finds

Countries around the world are ahead of the United States in terms of planning and building “macro grids” capable of moving electricity from one grid or distant geographic region to another, according to a new …

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Hy-Vee to offer rapid antigen COVID-19 testing at 47 pharmacy locations

Hy-Vee Inc. announced that it will offer rapid antigen COVID-19 testing at 47 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations, including three Greater Des Moines stores, via an outdoor drive-thru testing process. The first 18 locations will begin testing …

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Iowa ABI elects six new members to board

Six Iowa business leaders will join the Iowa Association of Business and Industry board of directors in January. The newly elected elected board members are: Garrett Burchett, co-owner, Mississippi River Distilling Co., LeClaire; Jack Carra, …

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Pella Corp. unveils a sliding alternative to the window crank

Pella Corp. has unveiled a new product innovation that takes the cranking out of opening and closing windows. While the company anticipates demand for a new type of window operator will boost demand for its…
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Pasta water spill reaches Little Four Mile Creek

A plugged wastewater line caused water used to cook pasta to spill into an Altoona company’s parking lot this week, flowing into a tributary and into Little Four Mile Creek. According to a news release …

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Youth Emergency Services & Shelter launch $150,000 facility upgrade

Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS) is beginning $150,000 in new building safety upgrades with two major donations, YESS announced this week. A $100,000 donation by Variety – The Children’s Charity and an additional $50,000 …

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American Heart Association to host virtual workplace health symposium Dec. 10

The American Heart Association Workplace Health Solutions will present the Iowa Workplace Health Symposium on Thursday, Dec. 10. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., will be held virtually and is free of charge. Dr. …

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Associated General Contractors sue SBA, OMB over PPP questionnaire

The Associated General Contractors of America, which represents more than 27,000 construction firms, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to compel the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Office of Management and Budget to revise the questionnaire being …