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Stanley Black & Decker buys Cedar Rapids startup MSuite

Corridor Business Journal: MSuite, a Cedar Rapids-based construction technology startup, was acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware, the company announced May 13. MSuite connects building information …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022
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LGBTQ students tossed from Iowa Capitol after bathroom conflict file discrimination suit

Des Moines Register: They went to the Iowa Capitol to lobby for better protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. The way they were treated there, they say, is proof that the state has a …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022
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Iowa banks’ net income dips 17% as institutions increase reserves

Iowa banks increased their loan and deposit activity in the first quarter of 2022, but net income dipped compared with the year-ago quarter as a result of increased expense provisions for potential future loan losses, …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2022
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Des Moines-based LifeServe sends blood supplies to Texas after deadly school shooting

Des Moines Register: LifeServe Blood Center in Des Moines is sending blood products to Texas following a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school. The rampage in Uvalde, Texas, left at least 19 children and two …
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2022
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Iowa Legislature adjourns session marked by tax cuts and roadblocks on education

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Legislature has adjourned its 2022 session, one where Republicans rallied around priorities like a $1.9 billion tax cut, cuts to unemployment benefits and restrictions on transgender athletes. The session’s final weeks …
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2022
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Valley West Mall in foreclosure after allegedly failing to make payments on $50M loan

Des Moines Register: After years of struggling to remain viable, Valley West Mall is under foreclosure. U.S. Bank filed the action in Polk County District Court last week, alleging the owners of the 47-year-old mall — …
By BPC Staff | May 25, 2022
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Iowa lawmakers put brakes on Cedar Rapids casino license

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With Cedar Rapids casino backers on the cusp of applying again for a state license, the Iowa Legislature with scant notice Monday approved a moratorium on issuing any new approvals for casinos for …
By BPC Staff | May 24, 2022
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Former Iowa Taco Bell worker wins at U.S. Supreme Court in wage-theft lawsuit

Des Moines Register: The U.S. Supreme Court sided unanimously Monday with a former Iowa worker who sued her employer, a Taco Bell franchisee, for wage theft. Robyn Morgan’s 2018 lawsuit against Michigan-based Sundance Inc. has been …
By BPC Staff | May 24, 2022
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At least 8 Iowans banned from traveling to Russia

Axios Des Moines: At least eight Iowans are among the nearly 1,000 Americans permanently banned from entering Russia, according to a list released Saturday by the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. The travel bans are largely symbolic, …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2022
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Iowa Legislature won’t pass Reynolds’ private education bill, House speaker says

Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers won’t pass Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to give 10,000 families taxpayer-funded scholarships to pay private school expenses this year, House Speaker Pat Grassley said today. The bill’s failure, caused by opposition …
By BPC Staff | May 23, 2022