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NAR report: National land market has its best year in nearly a decade

Corridor Business Journal: The national land market had its best year in nearly a decade in 2021, as land sales rose 6% and outperformed the pace of acquisitions of other commercial real estate types, according to …

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Neighbors of a controversial feedlot in northeast Iowa speak out against its water use permit

Iowa Public Radio: The owners of a controversial cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa are asking to renew a permit that allows the facility to take 21.9 million gallons of water a year from the Jordan aquifer …

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Hy-Vee cutting up to 500 more corporate jobs

Axios Des Moines: Hy-Vee has told up to 500 additional employees that their corporate-level positions are being eliminated, and offered that they move to retail jobs instead. The West Des Moines-based grocery chain ran a full-page …

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Top Des Moines private employer Wells Fargo cuts jobs as mortgage business sputters

Des Moines Register: Wells Fargo & Co. confirms it has laid off home-lending division employees after its mortgage business declined amid rising interest rates. Bank spokesperson Lylah Holmes told the Des Moines Register in an email …

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Lawmakers send unemployment, child care and renewable fuels bills to governor’s desk

The Legislature passed three key priorities on Tuesday as lawmakers continue to work past their scheduled end date last week.

Lawmakers passed the date when they stop getting paid on April 19 as they couldn’t…
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A bill to require E-15 at Iowa gas stations is advancing in the Senate

Iowa Public Radio: Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to require Iowa gas stations to sell fuel with higher blends of ethanol advanced Monday after being stalled in the Senate for months. Under the bill in the Iowa …

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Des Moines officials consider seeking national accreditation for police department. What does that mean?

Des Moines Register: Des Moines officials are preparing for the city’s police department to undergo a multi-year process to become nationally accredited through the Virginia-based Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. The nonprofit helps …

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Iowa Supreme Court rejects COVID-loss suit

Iowa’s highest court on Friday became the second state supreme court to weigh in on whether businesses can recover losses they suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic through insurance, Reuters reported. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that …

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Iowa’s rural economy edges upward in April with stronger hiring

Iowa’s rural economy crept up slightly this month, in part because of growth in hiring, according to a survey of rural bankers.

According to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index, released Thursday, Iowa’s index increased to 53.4 …

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Kirkwood addressing gas-price pains with 4-day workweek

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With gas prices still hovering around record levels, Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids is rolling out a pilot program this summer to close campus offices on Fridays. “Changes to summer hours are …