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Tuition debate will wait due to ‘considerable uncertainty’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Board of Regents will not discuss tuition rates for the next school year later this month — as originally planned — due to “considerable uncertainty” around state support, including looming cuts …

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Lower federal taxes for Iowans mean they’ll owe more to state

Cedar Rapids Gazette: State revenue experts now project Iowans will see their individual federal income taxes decrease by nearly $1.8 billion in the 2018 tax year. But the federal changes could mean Iowans will pay an …

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Meredith cuts 600 Florida jobs, will move work to Iowa-based CDS Global

Des Moines Register: Meredith Corp. will cut about 600 jobs at a Time Inc. customer service center in Florida in its first major move to consolidate the two businesses. Des Moines-based Meredith completed its $2.8 billion …

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Iowa water quality advocates press Tyson

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Water quality advocates on Thursday called on Tyson Foods to enact more conservation practices to help make Iowa’s impaired waterways cleaner. During a Des Moines news conference held in Water Works Park on …

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Wellmark pledges to re-enter individual health market in 2019

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa announced Thursday that it plans to re-enter the individual health insurance market on the public exchange in Iowa next year, assuming there aren’t any significant changes to …

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Iowa Speedway president to depart, shift gears at NASCAR

Newton Daily News: The youngest president of a major racing facility in the U.S. is leaving Iowa Speedway in Newton and heading to Los Angeles. Jimmy Small, who has served as Iowa Speedway president since December …

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Kroger to sell convenience store business to U.K. firm, not to Casey’s

Wall Street Journal: Kroger Co. is selling its convenience store business to privately held U.K.-based EG Group for $2.15 billion, the companies said today. EG Group, which operates gas stations and convenience stores across Europe, will …

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Hobby Lobby to open West Des Moines store in early March

Des Moines Register: Arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby will open its third Des Moines metro store in early March. The newest location will be in the Plaza at Jordan Creek, a retail development on Jordan …

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Utilities Board approves Alliant rate increase

The Iowa Utilities Board on Friday approved a settlement calling for a rate hike of 7.8 percent for Alliant Energy, which will take in an added $130 million in revenue. The utility had asked for …

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Iowa City-North Liberty passenger rail study chugs along

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A metropolitan planning group in Johnson County agreed this week to proceed with the third phase of feasibility studies of a passenger rail service connecting Iowa City and North Liberty. The last study …

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