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Meredith scores extra $125 million in renegotiated deal with Gray Television

Des Moines Register: Des Moines-based Meredith Corp. just got $125 million richer. The media company announced Thursday that it had renegotiated a deal to sell its TV stations, increasing the sticker price to $2.825 billion. The …
By BPC Staff | Jun 4, 2021
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Missouri River barge terminal officially opens near Blencoe

Sioux City Journal: The Port of Blencoe, which officially opened Wednesday, has already seen a few barges in and out of that stretch of the upper Missouri River for the first time in over 15 years. …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2021
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Iowa, Texas companies propose carbon-capture pipelines across Iowa

Des Moines Register: Companies in Iowa and Texas plan to build pipelines across the state that will capture carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol, fertilizer and other industrial plants before being permanently sequestered. Dallas-based Navigator CO2 Ventures …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2021
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Iowa reduces data available to public on unemployment claims

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Workforce Development confirmed it has reduced the amount of data available to the public regarding weekly unemployment claims. The amount of money spent on weekly jobless benefits — both through standard state …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2021
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Why Des Moines’ music scene could be big this fall

Axios Des Moines: Global supply-and-demand problems are extending to the music industry and even our favorite artists are being turned away from big-city venues as entertainers reschedule postponed shows from last year. If coveted weekend spots …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2021
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Lifespace Communities sells Deerfield, Grand Lodge retirement communities

Lifespace Communities in West Des Moines announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Omaha-based Immanuel Communities to transfer ownership and management of Lifespace’s campuses in Urbandale and in Lincoln, Neb., to Immanuel. Financial terms of the …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2021
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JBS plant in Ottumwa still partially idled after ransomware attack

Des Moines Register: As one of the world’s largest meat suppliers resumed production today after a ransomware attack, its Ottumwa pork plant was still cutting some shifts. JBS SA canceled operations on the cutting room floor …
By BPC Staff | Jun 3, 2021
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Iowa has fewest people hospitalized with COVID since April 2020

Des Moines Register: Iowa finished May with fewer than 100 people hospitalized with COVID-19, the lowest number in nearly 14 months, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. The number of people hospitalized with the …
By BPC Staff | Jun 2, 2021
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Iowa tax collections spike as people start spending again

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The roller-coaster effects of Iowa’s COVID-19 pandemic are skewing state tax collections — but in a good way. After a period of economic shutdown intended to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus …
By BPC Staff | Jun 2, 2021
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Meat supplier JBS USA confirms weekend cyberattack

KCCI-TV: One of the major meat processing companies in Iowa suffered a cyberattack over the weekend. JBS USA confirmed the attack hit some of its North American and Australian IT systems Sunday. The company suspended all …
By BPC Staff | Jun 1, 2021