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ICR Iowa dismisses CEO, to refocus on external marketing of Corridor region

An economic development venture launched three years ago to market the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area and attract talent to the region is reorganizing, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The board of ICR Iowa announced late Friday it …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2020
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COVID-19 nanovaccine research team from UI, ISU to receive $2M in CARES Act funding

Kathleen Ross, right, core facility manager, instructs Ben Schlichtmann, a chemical engineering graduate student, left, as postdoctoral scholar Sean Kelly opens an incubator inside a research laboratory at the Nanovaccine Institute inside Iowa State University’s …
By KATE HAYDEN | Nov 2, 2020
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Guest opinion: Moving through the low points

By Katie Beary | Director of branch operations, Gallagher

A few years ago I was sprayed by a skunk.

I was riding the Cumming to Water Works Park trail south of Des Moines, and just as I …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2020
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Political robocalls in Iowa among nation’s highest

Cedar Rapids Gazette: It’s unlikely to come as a surprise to anyone with a landline phone that Iowa is among the six states receiving the most political robocalls this campaign season. In fact, a firm that …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2020
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U.S. Senate race sets $234 million record in Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: If not for an even pricier race in another state, Iowa’s 2020 U.S. Senate campaign would be the most expensive in U.S. history. Roughly $234 million has been spent on the campaign that …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2020
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Pepper appointed mayor of Indianola

The Indianola City Council has appointed Pamela Pepper to serve as the city’s mayor, filling the position left vacant when former Mayor Kelly Shaw resigned in September because of what he said was a breakdown …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2020
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West Des Moines recognized for its financial reporting

The city of West Des Moines has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. It is the 27th straight year …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2020
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Downtown Des Moines’ newest hotel scheduled to open Nov. 11

The 12-story building at 2016 Sixth Ave. as it looked in 2009. The structure has undergone a $40 million renovation and will reopen on Nov. 11 as the Surety Hotel. Photo courtesy Polk County assessor

A …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Nov 2, 2020
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Companies plan to raise pay, increase staff in 2021, survey shows

Most companies are planning on increasing salaries and adding employees in 2021, according to the Palmer Group’s annual salary guide released this morning.

The survey was sent to about 2,200 Central Iowa companies on Oct. 6. Nearly …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Nov 2, 2020
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U.S. Dept. of Labor to offer up to $3M in disaster funding for derecho recovery

Iowa will receive a U.S. Department of Labor Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant for up to $3 million to assist the state’s recovery following the Aug. 10 derecho, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office announced this week. An …
By BPC Staff | Oct 30, 2020
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