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Carreon named MercyOne chief medical executive

Corridor Business Journal: MercyOne has announced that Dr. Hijinio Carreon will serve as systemwide chief medical executive. Carreon has been a part of the MercyOne organization for more than 13 years, beginning as an emergency medicine …

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Iowa Insurance Division monitors Transamerica after rise in customer service complaints

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Transamerica Corp., one of Cedar Rapids’ largest employers, is under review by the Iowa Insurance Division for a rash of complaints related to the company’s taking over customer service for Vanguard Annuity in …

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Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of small Iowa town

Associated Press: Thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small nearby town. The fiery derailment happened around 2 p.m. Sunday on …

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Des Moines school board votes not to extend Superintendent Ahart’s contract

Des Moines Register: The Des Moines school board voted 4-3 to not extend embattled Superintendent Tom Ahart’s current contract past June 30, 2023, during Thursday night’s meeting. The school board met virtually in closed session Thursday …

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Casey’s completes Buchanan Energy acquisition

Casey’s General Stores Inc. has completed its acquisition of Buchanan Energy, owner of Bucky’s Convenience Stores. The acquisition expands Ankeny-based Casey’s presence in the Midwest, particularly in Nebraska and Illinois. Casey’s now owns and operates …

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Iowa teachers want to be in on discussions for spending federal pandemic relief money

Radio Iowa: The Iowa teachers union is calling on superintendents and school boards to include teachers and other school staff in discussions about how districts plan to use the latest batch of $770 million in federal …

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Gas prices spike in Des Moines area, nationwide after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack

Des Moines Register: Gas in parts of the Des Moines metro area topped $3 a gallon this week after a cyberattack on the nation’s largest refined products pipeline, spanning from Texas to New Jersey, that caused …

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Iowa ranks third-worst for problem ’puppy mills,’ Humane Society report says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa ranks third-worst in the country for problem “puppy mills” that breed and raise their dogs in “inhumane and unsafe conditions,” according to a report issued this week by the Humane Society of …

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Iowa missed its lofty biofuels goal

Axios Des Moines: Iowa’s longtime goal to replace 25% of petroleum used in gasoline with biofuels by 2020 fell far short, a new report from the Iowa Department of Revenue shows. The state reached a record …

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King’s Material, a Cedar Rapids firm, expands into Central Iowa

King’s Material, a Cedar Rapids-based concrete, masonry and landscaping company, has acquired the assets of Mulch Mart in Waukee, the company announced. “This is in line with our long-term vision to continue to build upon …

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