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Green Room conversation: ‘Creating a Culture of Wellness’ set for July 20

How do you build a company culture centered on physical and emotional wellness? The third edition of “The Green Room,” a conversation series launched by Delta Dental of Iowa, explores the importance and promotion of …

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Council advances plans for $109M FedEx distribution center in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved the city’s standard tax incentives for FedEx to build a massive $108.6 million warehouse and distribution center that will create 434 mostly part-time jobs — …

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Top Polk County home assessment hikes not where you might expect them

Des Moines Register: Though every neighborhood in Polk County saw average home values go up this spring, Des Moines residents were hit with higher property tax reassessments than their suburban peers, a Des Moines Register analysis …

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Cedar Rapids City Council to consider $109M FedEx warehouse and distribution center

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council is slated Tuesday to consider financial incentives for an immense FedEx warehouse and distribution facility proposed for the city — a $108.6 million investment that would create 434 …

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Iowa Supreme Court stops ag pollution case from proceeding

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court stopped a lawsuit that claimed the state has failed to adequately protect the public’s interest in the Raccoon River, a major water source for the Des Moines metro area, …

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Reynolds signs ‘Back the Blue’ legislation

Des Moines Register: Surrounded by police officers, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed polarizing legislation Thursday that strengthens legal protections for police and creates steeper penalties for protest-related crimes such as rioting and unlawful assembly. Critics say the …

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Most of Waterloo ‘ban the box’ employment law upheld by Iowa Supreme Court

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a provision of Waterloo’s “ban the box” ordinance that bans employers from asking about criminal histories on job applications. In an order released this morning, the court ruled …

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About 40% of Iowa is in severe drought, expanding to Central Iowa

Des Moines Register: About three-fourths of Iowa is gripped in either moderate or severe drought conditions, a national report released today shows, expanding from about three-fifths of the state last week as temperatures hovered in the …

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Lawsuit: Iowa regulator should require MidAmerican to consider retiring coal plants

Des Moines Register: Three Iowa environmental groups are suing a state regulatory agency, saying it has failed to require MidAmerican Energy, the state’s largest electricity provider, to weigh retiring two of its western Iowa coal plants. …

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UI Children’s Hospital at No. 15 in first U.S. News Midwest rankings

Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Iowa Health Care’s children’s hospital again has placed in the top 50 nationally in five of 10 ranked specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 Best Children’s Hospitals report …