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D.M. superintendent asks school board to reject construction bids for planned stadium

Des Moines Register: Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Ahart is asking the school board to reject a round of construction bids from contractors because each exceeds the district’s budget for a planned stadium at Drake …

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Des Moines men’s clothing store Badowers closing after 71 years in business

Des Moines Register: After 71 years in business, Badowers, the men’s haberdashery on Ingersoll Avenue, is closing its doors. The coronavirus pandemic has had lasting effects on retail stores nationwide, and the longtime clothier is no …

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Senate panel advances latest bill banning traffic cameras

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Sen. Brad Zaun’s latest attempt to ban most traffic cameras advanced Thursday, but not before the Urbandale Republican got an earful from two big-city police chiefs and Democratic Sen. Tony Bisignano of …

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UFG Insurance enters agreement with Topsail Re

Cedar Rapids-based UFG Insurance has entered into a program management agreement with Topsail Re that will enable the two companies to share risks on certain lines of business, UFG announced. Topsail, a reinsurance group founded in 2018, …

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Amid controversies, UI’s College of Dentistry dean announces plans to step down

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Amid controversies this school year, David Johnsen, the dean of the University of Iowa’s College of Dentistry, today announced plans to step down. Last fall, the college summoned one of its students to …

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ISU’s stadium bridge project gets final approval

Ames Tribune: The Iowa Board of Regents has given final approval for a $10 million pedestrian bridge that would span the road east of Iowa State University’s Jack Trice Stadium to move forward with construction. The …

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Fort Dodge seeking aid from state funding program for mall redevelopment project

Redevelopment of the Crossroads Mall site in Fort Dodge is proposed to include the addition of a large plaza, a medical facility a hotel and multiuse buildings that would include apartments. Rendering by Shive Hattery Architecture and …

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Iowa lawmakers look at expanding grounds for disciplining school officials

Des Moines Register: Prompted by a fight with Des Moines Public Schools officials over in person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa Senate Republicans are advancing a bill that would expand the reasons for disciplining superintendents …

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Burger-focused diner opens on Ingersoll Avenue

Des Moines Register: A burger-driven restaurant with a diner vibe has opened on Des Moines’ Ingersoll Avenue corridor. Lachele’s Fine Foods, featuring signature smash burgers, sandwiches and hot dogs, opened Feb. 20 at 2716 Ingersoll. It’s …

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Vilsack confirmed for a second stint as U.S. agriculture secretary

Washington Post: The Senate voted 92-7 today to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary. Vilsack had been expected to have a smooth path to confirmation after the Senate Agriculture Committee voted …