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Cedar Rapids marijuana manufacturer closes permanently

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids’s sole medical marijuana manufacturer permanently has closed its doors, leaving the state with one medical cannabidiol manufacturer. Iowa Relief relinquished its license weeks after having ceased operations at its plant, state …

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Downtown Farmers’ Market launches online marketplace

The Downtown Farmers’ Market has launched an online marketplace to help vendors connect with customers. The Farmers’ Market has postponed the opening of its live market this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic and concerns …

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Indoor sports facility proposed for former Sears store at Southridge Mall

An athletic club and multisports facility is proposed for the former Sears building at Southridge Mall in Des Moines. 
Photo provided by Polk County assessor

A Kansas-based health club is proposing to convert the site …

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J.C. Penney closing 154 stores this summer; Carroll and Marshalltown included

CNN Business: J.C. Penney Co. is permanently closing 154 stores across 20 states this summer as part of its bankruptcy plan. The list includes two Iowa stores, in Carroll and Marshalltown. The company, one of the …

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Namesake’s family sues Exile Brewing Co over top-selling Ruthie beer

Des Moines Register: The estate of Ruthie Bisignano is suing Exile Brewing Co. for “unjustified and unpermitted” use of Bisignano’s persona to advertise the Des Moines craft brewery’s best-selling Ruthie beer. The case, filed Monday, alleges …

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Casey’s hires chief information officer

Adrian Butler, pictured, has been hired as Casey’s General Stores’ chief information officer, the Ankeny-based convenience store announced. The position is a new one in the company. The role entails leading efforts to advance next-generation …

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Firm changes name

Sebern Structural Services, a regional leader in steel-framed building designs, has changed its name to Vector Collaborative. Vector Collaborative has been responsible for designing the foundation support for structural items that are extremely large-scale with …

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Kum & Go’s first walk-up store opens in downtown Des Moines

Kum & Go opened its first walk-up store today in the Edna M. Griffin Building at the corner of Seventh and Locust streets.
Photo by Joe Crimmings

The ampersands are everywhere.

Inside a round white …

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2 medical marijuana companies eyeing Coralville dispensary opening

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Two Iowa medical marijuana companies are competing to open a dispensary in Coralville. The Des Moines-based MedPharm Iowa and Waterloo-based Iowa Cannabis Co. are seeking a medical cannabidiol dispensary license in Coralville from …

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Recyclers urge Iowa DNR to reject bottle bill changes sought by grocers

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is being urged to reject changes proposed by the grocery industry that would deliver a “death blow” to Iowa’s 40-year-old bottle bill. The petition by Cleaner Iowa …

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