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Hy-Vee’s new CEO has vowed to make the company a ‘destination of health care’

Des Moines Register: Hy-Vee’s new top executive wants to turn the grocery store into a “destination for health care.” Aaron Wiese, a veteran employee who started at Hy-Vee as a teenager, will become the West Des …

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Bridgestone-Firestone workers rally for better employment contract

KCCI-TV: United Steel Workers 310 represents more than 900 Bridgestone-Firestone workers. On Thursday, they walked from their union office across Second Avenue to the tire plant. Most had signs asking for a fair and equitable contact. …

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Regents approve 33% budget increase for North Liberty hospital

Corridor Business Journal: The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics will receive a sizable budget increase for their new North Liberty hospital, totaling $525,628,000 – a 33% increase from previously released budgets. Citing “multiple convergent industry …

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‘Brain-eating amoeba’ Naegleria fowleri confirmed in southern Iowa beach

Des Moines Register: Officials from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday the presence of Naegleria fowleri in Lake of Three Fires in Taylor county. Iowa …

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An invasive, destructive insect has been found in Iowa

Iowa Public Radio: A pesky and destructive bug has made its way to Iowa. Its discovery doesn’t mean immediate devastation of Iowa’s fruit and woody trees, but it does raise alarms if it were to spread. …

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David May appointed to Iowa Supreme Court

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named Iowa Court of Appeals Judge David May to the Iowa Supreme Court, her fifth appointment to the seven-member court since taking office. May has served on the Court …

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Terrace Hill-adjacent gun shop can operate

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines officials have determined that a firearms sales business that would run out of a home that’s across the street from the governor’s residence at Terrace Hill doesn’t need a city …

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Trail system seen as economic advantage for northwestern Iowa

Radio Iowa: A regional recreational trail system spanning more than 100 miles in northwestern Iowa will connect several towns, including Sergeant Bluff, Sioux City, Merrill, Hinton and Le Mars. Sioux City is one of the largest …

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Lola’s Fine Kitchen in Ankeny to close

Des Moines Register: After almost four years, the Des Moines metro loses one of its few Filipino restaurants. Lola’s Fine Kitchen in Ankeny closes on July 28. The family-owned restaurant in Ankeny’s Prairie Trail District …

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Central Iowa counties struggle to maintain failing rural bridges

Des Moines Register: The Central Iowa counties of Dallas, Warren and Story own and manage 480 bridges. Of those, 17 are closed and at least 47 more are identified with poor structural integrity. And that …