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Broadlawns’ Harvey awarded UI’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award

The University of Iowa has presented Dr. Hayley Harvey, section chief and director of dental education at Broadlawns Medical Center and a College of Dentistry alum, with the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award. The award is …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Collins Aerospace parent Raytheon Technologies plans to cut more than 15,000 jobs

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With the coronavirus pandemic deeply cutting into commercial aerospace business for the past six months, Raytheon Technologies, parent company of Collins Aerospace, intends to cut more than 15,000 jobs, including 12% of Collins …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Lawsuit: Iowa court debt collected illegally, with millions routed to private firm

Iowa Capital Dispatch: A federal lawsuit alleges that the debt-collection company hired by the Iowa Judicial Branch has been paid millions of dollars in fees while violating state and federal laws through deceptive, high-pressure tactics. The …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Kum & Go owners bid for $100 million Italian soccer team, report says

Des Moines Register: As they seek investors to build a Des Moines soccer stadium, the owners of Kum & Go have made an eight-figure bid to purchase an Italian professional team, the Financial Times reported Monday. …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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The Iowa Center launches two new financial literacy programs

The Iowa Center is launching two new financial literacy programs to address a problem presented by the pandemic: Many small business owners, especially people of color, were denied financial assistance because they lacked the necessary …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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IPR’s Myrna Johnson joins NPR board of directors

NPR announced this week the election of IPR’s Executive Director Myrna Johnson to the NPR board of directors. Johnson will serve a three-year term beginning in November 2020. NPR’s 23-member board of directors comprises 12 …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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UnityPoint Health is fourth Iowa entity to be affected in Blackbaud ransomware attack

More than 27,000 people have been contacted after UnityPoint Health was affected by a ransomware attack against third-party vendor Blackbaud, a cloud-based provider of fundraising and finance services for education and nonprofit entities, reports KCCI. The …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Correspondence between city, parking garage developer grew contentious, documents show

Above: Work continued Tuesday on a parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street in downtown Des Moines. On Monday, Bankers Trust Co. filed a foreclosure petition on the property. Photo by John Retzlaff Below:  …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Sep 16, 2020
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Waukee man sues over city mask mandate

Des Moines Register: A Waukee man is suing the mayor and police chief over a mask mandate scheduled to go into effect Friday. In a lawsuit filed today, Lynn M. Hakenson sued the city of Waukee, …
By BPC Staff | Sep 16, 2020
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IOWA STOPS HUNGER Hunger Fight packages a record number of meals

Volunteers packaged more than 7.1 million meals during the recent annual Hunger Fight, a record number under an adjusted format to keep volunteers safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said that during the three-week event …
By BPC Staff | Sep 16, 2020