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Grassley skeptical of oil refiner’s ‘hardship’ claim

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Marathon Petroleum, which earlier this year reported revenues of nearly $19 billion, is a “far cry from hardship,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said today about a news report that the refinery giant has asked …

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Centene subsidiary wins Medicaid contract for Iowa

St. Louis-based Centene announced that its subsidiary, Iowa Total Care, has been tentatively awarded a contract for Iowa’s privately managed Medicaid program, bringing the total number of administrators in the state to three, the Corridor …

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Minnesota-based New Horizon Academy expands into Iowa

New Horizon Academy, a Minnesota-based family-owned and -operated child care provider, has announced plans to open three child care centers in Greater Des Moines. Its Des Moines location will open in July at 550 S.W. Ninth …

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Lee named CEO under Heartland Financial succession plan

Bruce Lee has been named CEO of Dubuque-based bank holding company Heartland Financial USA Inc., effective June 1. He has served as president since January 2015. After stepping down as CEO, Lynn Fuller, whose family …

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Hy-Vee signs deal to replace name of Kansas City’s Kemper Arena

Des Moines Register: Hy-Vee Inc. has won the naming rights to one of Kansas City’s most iconic venues. Kemper Arena, a basketball, rodeo and concert arena opened in 1974, will now become Hy-Vee Arena, a mix …

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Reynolds approves $30 million telecom tax break

Radio Iowa: Four years from now, telephone companies and cable companies will pay about $30 million less in Iowa property taxes as a result of legislation Gov. Kim Reynolds has approved. Buildings and cell towers will …

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Seattle airport executive picked to lead Quad-City International Airport

Quad-City Times: After nearly two decades, the Quad-City International Airport has a new leader. The Rock Island County Metropolitan Airport Authority appointed longtime Seattle airport executive Ben Leischner as its executive director. He will replace …

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Iowa activists press for national ban on ‘factory farms’

Radio Iowa: A coalition of state and national groups is calling for a ban on so-called “factory farming” in the United States. Adam Mason of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement said large-scale livestock confinements have “decimated” …

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State transportation plan includes interstate work north of Ankeny

Radio Iowa: The Iowa Transportation Commission unveiled a draft five-year Transportation Improvement Plan this week that would spend $3.4 billion on the state’s highways, including interstates. “Probably the most significant projects on the interstates right now …

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ICE arrests 32 in raid at MPC Enterprises in Mount Pleasant

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Federal and local law enforcement officials arrested 32 men on what they described as administrative immigration violations during a raid in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday. Iowa State Patrol officers blocked off the entrance …