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Lung association gives Polk County ‘A’ for air quality

The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report gave Polk County an “A.” The association, using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data, grades metro areas on smog and particle pollution. The report indicates that …

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Bike to Work Challenge begins Friday

Join the friendly competition – workplace against workplace – during the 2015 Bike to Work Challenge that begins May 1. The annual challenge enables employees to register and track their miles online to see who can bike …

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Mercer plans to hire 300 in Urbandale

Mercer, a global human resources consulting firm, said today that it is planning to hire 300 new employees in Urbandale for a variety of positions, including sales, customer service and operations, according to a release. …

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Public health consultant, author to keynote Healthiest State conference

The Healthiest State Initiative announced that Mark Fenton, a nationally known public health, planning and transportation consultant, will be a keynote speaker for the Healthiest State annual conference “Taking Back Our Health” on June 18. …

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KemPharm launches IPO

KemPharm Inc., a Coralville-based specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of proprietary new molecular entity prodrugs, began trading today on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol KMPH. The company’s initial …

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West Des Moines medical IP company advances product

Spotlight Innovation Inc., a publicly traded West Des Moines-based company that focuses on purchasing medical technology startup companies to develop the “neglected 90 percent” of university intellectual property, recently announced that its product EPISORB has …

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Briggs Healthcare lands two exclusive distributorships

Briggs Healthcare, a West Des Moines-based health care industry supplier, was recently awarded two exclusive distributorship agreements by clients. Texas-based ErgoNurse Inc. has made Briggs the exclusive seller in the long-term care market of its …

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NewLink Genetics, Merck receive top honors for Ebola vaccine

NewLink Genetics Corp. and Merck & Co. Inc. recently received two Vaccine Industry Excellence awards during the 15th Annual World Vaccine Congress on April 8 in Washington, D.C. The ViE Awards honor the efforts, accomplishments, …

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Three to receive Spirit of Mercy Champion Awards

Mercy Foundation and Mercy Medical Center have named the recipients of the 2015 Spirit of Mercy Champion Award – Patty and Jim Cownie and Sister Mary Karen Yarkosky. Patty and Jim Cownie, members of the …

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Delta Dental launches ‘Bike at Work’ program for employees

Delta Dental of Iowa today announced a new program designed to help its employees make healthy choices at work. On Friday, the insurer unveiled its “Bike at Work” program, in which it is making six …

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