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Coralville getting a professional hockey team

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Coralville will be home to a professional hockey team. An agreement was announced Thursday to bring a club in the minor league ECHL to the new Xtream Arena. The expansion team hopes to …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Wells Fargo, Food Bank of Iowa to provide food for 250 Des Moines families

A drive-up food bank distribution program hosted by Wells Fargo and Food Bank of Iowa will provide essential groceries to 250 families on Saturday, Sept. 19, Wells Fargo announced Thursday. The distribution event will take …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Street Collective donates bikes as part of back-to-school giveaway

The Street Collective has donated more than 40 bikes to local children as part of its back-to-school giveaway. According to a news release, children who qualified for free or reduced-price lunch received a bike, helmet, …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation commits $350,000 to dental care for vulnerable Iowans

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation committed $350,000 over two years to the I-Smile Silver pilot project, led by the Iowa Department of Public Health. First funded in 2014 by the Delta Dental of Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Iowa’s monthly unemployment rate falls to 6%

Iowa’s businesses added 5,300 jobs in August, helping to push the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 6%, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

In August 2019, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8%; in …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 18, 2020
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Iowa’s rural economy remains in recessionary territory with September decline

Iowa’s rural economy dipped slightly in September behind a slumping farmland price index, according to the Creighton University Rural Main Street Index released Thursday.

The September index for Iowa fell to 46.5, down from 46.8 in August, …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 18, 2020
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Iowa Supreme Court lets rulings on absentee requests stand

Associated Press: The Iowa Supreme Court is refusing to review lower court decisions that invalidated tens of thousands of voters’ absentee ballot requests at the urging of President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. The court issued orders …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Medical marijuana dispensaries may open soon in Coralville, Council Bluffs

Des Moines Register: The Iowa City area could soon see a licensed medical-marijuana dispensary. The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that it had offered dispensary licenses to groups in Coralville and Council Bluffs. The …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Variety awards more than $1.9 million to children’s initiatives

Variety — the Children’s Charity granted more than $1.9 million to children’s initiatives throughout Iowa, funding 71 children’s organizations this year, Variety announced. Variety grants provide money for capital projects, essential medical equipment, shelters, Variety …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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$120,000 invested to help parents during return-to-learn

The Disaster Recovery Fund, created in recent months as part of the Greater Des Moines area’s Disaster Response Plan, has invested $120,000 to help families facing uncertainty as their children return to school this fall. …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020