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Iowa State Fair shows it’s a cash cow despite COVID-19

Axios Des Moines: Despite COVID-19 dampening attendance, the Iowa State Fair’s revenues were up by millions of dollars last year. The 2021 Iowa State Fair made around $36 million — about $2 million higher than 2019’s …

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New Field of Dreams owners unveil plans for youth baseball and softball complex

Des Moines Register: Go the Distance, the group that owns and operates the Field of Dreams site near Dyersville, is scheduled to announce a massive makeover for the site today, using $80 million in private investment …

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Iowa rolls out new quality rating system for child care providers

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa Quality for Kids, a new quality rating system for child care providers, was introduced statewide on April 1. IQ4K is a voluntary program available for DHS licensed child care centers and preschools, …

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Family of Marshalltown meatpacking worker who died of COVID-19 sues JBS

Des Moines Register: The family of a Marshalltown JBS pork processing plant employee who died of COVID-19 says in a lawsuit that the company was negligent in its initial response to the disease, including holding lunches …

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New clinic opens in Des Moines to treat long COVID

Axios Des Moines: The Iowa Heart Center has opened a Des Moines clinic to treat the long-term effects of COVID-19 as concerns grow that a wave of early onset chronic illnesses looms for those who’ve contracted the virus. …

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Finkenauer to appeal Iowa judge’s ruling keeping her off Democratic primary ballot

Des Moines Register: U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer will appeal a judge’s ruling that says she cannot appear on Iowa’s June 7 Democratic primary ballot — a decision that has upended one of the state’s highest-profile …

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Finkenauer can’t appear on Democratic primary ballot, Iowa judge rules

Des Moines Register: U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer cannot appear on Iowa’s June 7 Democratic primary ballot, a judge ruled Sunday. The late-night ruling, which reverses a state panel’s decision, is a major setback for Finkenauer, …

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Iowa to close Glenwood institution for people with severe disabilities

Des Moines Register: A troubled western Iowa institution for people with severe disabilities will be closed over the next two years, state leaders announced Thursday. The Glenwood Resource Center is home to 152 Iowa adults with …

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Another setback for $125 million water trails project

Axios Des Moines: A second attempt to contract out the first part of a $125 million water recreation trails project in central Iowa has fallen flat. Bidding already failed once for the inaugural piece of the Iowa …

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Lawsuit alleges Des Moines Radio Group manager sexually harassed employees

Des Moines Register: A former employee of Des Moines Radio Group claims her manager harassed and discriminated against female workers, and that the company fired her after she protested to senior executives. The ex-employee makes her …