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Online used-car retailer Carvana opens hub in D.M., first physical presence in Iowa

Des Moines Register: Carvana, an online used-car retailer, is opening an office in Des Moines, the Arizona-based company’s first physical presence in Iowa. The new office hub will serve as the “last stop before the car …

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Java Joes CoffeeHouse in downtown Des Moines closes after 29 years

WHO-TV: A longtime coffee shop in downtown Des Moines has closed. Java Joes CoffeeHouse at 214 Fourth St. is closed effective immediately. It was the original Java Joes location, first opening in 1992. Tim Brehm, who …

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Meredith clears regulatory hurdles in pending sales to Gray Television, IAC/Interactive

Des Moines Register: Meredith Corp. has taken key steps on the path to selling off its TV stations and making the rest of the corporation part of a New York-based media conglomerate. The company, headquartered in …

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Iowa insurance giant TransAmerica faces lawsuit over NRA-marketed cancer policy

Des Moines Register: A Washington state dispute over a decades-old cancer insurance policy sold by the National Rifle Association has entangled Cedar Rapids-based insurance giant TransAmerica. In a lawsuit filed in November 2020, 87-year-old Ronald Shields …

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Saydel High School cancels classes today ‘due to lack of available staff’

Des Moines Register: Classes were canceled today at Saydel High School “due to lack of available staff,” according to a message posted on the Saydel Community School District’s website. Woodside Middle School and Cornell Elementary School …

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Amid disasters, Iowa farmers tap a record $83 million in conservation assistance

Des Moines Register: Iowa farmers turned to federal conservation programs to help cope with recent large natural disasters, helping drive spending to a record $83 million last fiscal year, the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Iowa …

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Alro Steel plans new Cedar Rapids facility, 40 new jobs

Corridor Business Journal: A Michigan-based metals and plastics manufacturer is planning a $20 million office, warehouse and distribution facility in southwest Cedar Rapids that will bring an estimated 40 new jobs to the market. The new …

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The Des Moines metro area’s most popular ZIP codes

Axios Des Moines: The most popular Des Moines metro ZIP codes for homebuyers — and scrolling dreamers — are in a mixture of the city’s more affordable neighborhoods and suburbs in Polk County, according to a …

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Bumper crops forecast in Iowa, despite bumpy ride with weather

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa and the country could be headed for record corn yields, despite uneven weather throughout the year, state agriculture and climate experts said Friday. Iowa corn is forecast at 2.5 billion bushels, averaging …

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office employees to get vaccinated or test weekly

Axios Des Moines: Polk County Sheriff’s Office employees will participate in a program that mandates they show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or be tested weekly, department spokesperson Lt. Ryan Evans told Axios Friday. Polk County Administrator …