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Iowa clears backlog of renters waiting on aid to avoid eviction

Des Moines Register: Eight months after Congress first approved emergency pandemic assistance for people in danger of losing their homes, the Iowa Finance Authority has cleared a backlog of applications from Iowa renters and landlords seeking …

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Wells Fargo, Des Moines’ largest private employer, delays return to office

Des Moines Register: With coronavirus cases rising, Des Moines’ biggest private employer has delayed its return-to-office plans. Wells Fargo & Co. will not require employees to be back in their offices until at least Oct. 4, …

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Mount Vernon clothing store is winner of Open 4 Business pitch competition

A 112-year-old clothing store in Mount Vernon has been named the winner of this year’s Open 4 Business competition featuring Main Street communities across Iowa. Bauman and Co. topped four finalists in the pitch contest …

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Iowa argues open-records law is not ‘well-recognized’ policy

Associated Press: Iowa’s open-records law is not “a well-recognized public policy” and thus does not give job protections to employees who fulfill public information requests, the state attorney general’s office contends. State lawyers representing Gov. Kim …

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SBA-backed loans to Central Iowa companies top $6.5M in July

Fourteen Central Iowa businesses received loans in July that were backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Those loans totaled $6,545,200.

The 14 loans are expected to create 22 new jobs and retain 57 existing …

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Arrested security testers sue Dallas County, sheriff

Des Moines Register: Two men arrested in 2019 while testing courthouse security for Iowa’s Judicial Branch have sued Dallas County and its sheriff. Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn were charged with burglary and possession of burglary …

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Iowa, N.D. utilities say they’re owed $77M for providing power during polar vortex

Des Moines Register: Utilities in Iowa and North Dakota say they’re owed $77 million for agreeing to provide energy during February’s deadly polar vortex that caused power blackouts across the southern and central United States. Basin …

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Most D.M. hospitals don’t require employee COVID shots — but that could change

Des Moines Register: Most Des Moines hospitals are not yet joining a national trend to require health care employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, although the region’s two largest hospital systems are considering it. Among …

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USDA again sanctions powerful Iowa hog buyer for cheating sellers

Associated Press: For the second time in four years, an influential nationwide pork dealer based in Iowa has been sanctioned by federal regulators for illegal buying practices that cheated hog sellers out of hundreds of thousands …

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Iowa Lottery posts record year of ticket sales and prizes

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Lottery officials closed the books Wednesday on a record-breaking fiscal year that saw new highs for sales of lottery products, prizes to players and proceeds to the state. Preliminary figures show annual …