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Meredith will complete Time Inc. purchase in the next 30 days

Des Moines Register: Meredith Corp. has cleared a regulatory hurdle, which allows it to move forward with its $2.8 billion purchase of Time Inc. The Des Moines publisher announced Friday afternoon that the transaction had received …

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Iowa vehicle sales drop slightly in 2017, with trucks and SUVs leading purchases

Radio Iowa: Fewer Iowans bought new vehicles in 2017 compared with the previous year. Bruce Anderson, president of the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association, said the drop was small, only 299 cars. Iowans purchased 137,702 new vehicles …

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Rock Bottom brewpub in W.D.M. will close in February

Des Moines Register: The Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery in West Des Moines will close its doors Feb. 4. The brewpub opened in 1997. In recent months it has bled money as sales declined, its parent …

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Cintas to close central Des Moines location; job losses expected

Des Moines Register: Cintas will “gradually close” a centralized stockroom in Des Moines over the next four months, the company announced Thursday. About 35 employees are expected to be affected. The Cincinnati-based uniform company acquired the …

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Feb. 14: CFA Society Iowa

Host: CFA Society Iowa luncheon 
About: Doug Ommen, Iowa insurance commissioner, and Nick Gerhart, chief administrative officer for FBL Financial Group and former Iowa insurance commissioner, are available for “Everything You Wanted to Ask the …

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Rockwell Collins shareholders vote to approve acquisition by UTC

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Rockwell Collins shareholders have approved the $30 billion acquisition of the company in a significant step forward for the deal. Shareholders today voted in favor of United Technologies Corp.’s acquisition of the Cedar …

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Jason’s Deli alerts customers to data breach

Patch: If you ate at Jason’s Deli recently, you might want to check for unauthorized charges on your debit or credit card after the restaurant chain disclosed a possible data breach that may have resulted in …

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OSHA inspecting wind blade factory after reports of employee injuries

Des Moines Register: An employee complaint alleging exposure to chemicals and inadequate protective equipment has sparked a new OSHA investigation at TPI Composites, a wind blade manufacturer in Newton. Hundreds of chemical injuries have been reported …

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New Iowa Medicaid director open to changes in state program

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s new Medicaid head said he would not close the door to adding a fourth managed-care organization to the state’s program. But he made it clear he did not want the state to …

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Republicans vow ‘chapter 2’ of conservative agenda for Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Majority Republicans return today to the Statehouse ready to deliver “chapter two” of a conservative agenda that Senate leader Bill Dix said would “change Iowa for the best” by creating an environment with …