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Sleepy Hollow closed for season; not willing to risk virus

Des Moines Register: The sight of hundreds of people huddling and linking arms before tubing down the 15-story slope at Sleepy Hollow Sports Park in Des Moines startled the longtime owners. Rick and Mary Flatt were …

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Des Moines gun stores see sales surge

Des Moines Register: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued 9,145 concealed carry permits in 2020, an 80% increase over the prior year. Across the country, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the FBI conducted 21 …

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New medical marijuana manufacturer coming to Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Seven months after Iowa Relief closed its medical marijuana manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, the city is poised to get another manufacturer. The Iowa Department of Public Health on Dec. 22 issued a …

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SBA announces further PPP loan reopening dates, with a head start for smaller lenders

The application window for Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans will open on Friday for lenders with $1 billion or less in assets, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Treasury Department announced Wednesday. Beginning Friday at 8 a.m. …

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Iowa small business owners call on Congress for more federal aid on Virtual Hill Day

Forty small business owners from across Iowa today joined 2,000 of their peers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia in calling on Congress to pass additional federal pandemic relief they say is …

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Brian Duffy named CEO of Per Mar Security Services

Per Mar Security Services promoted Brian Duffy from chief operating officer to president and CEO, the Davenport security firm announced today. Duffy is the third generation of the Duffy family to lead Per Mar, which was founded …

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$284B second round of PPP lending to begin next week

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program will reopen the week of Jan. 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote …

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Family Video closing all remaining stores

Des Moines Register: The last behemoth of the video store age has fallen. Family Video, an Illinois-based company that operated 800 video rental stores at its peak, announced on Twitter this week that it would be …

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New taproom coming to downtown Des Moines

Craft Bru will open in May at LINC at Gray’s Station. The new taproom will offer 60 Midwest craft beers. Architectural rendering by Slingshot Architecture

A taproom featuring 60 Midwest beers will open in May at …

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Iowa grocers to court: Tell DNR to enforce bottle law on all retailers, or not at all

Des Moines Register: Iowa grocers are asking state courts to suspend the state’s can and bottle redemption law until officials are able to enforce its requirements on all retailers equally. The petition for judicial review, filed …