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Dotdash Meredith dumps tax incentives that required hiring and spending in Des Moines

Des Moines Register: Dotdash Meredith is giving up tax incentives that required the company to add workers in Des Moines. In an Aug. 10 letter to the Iowa Economic Development Authority, senior vice president Jeffrey …

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University of Iowa hospital eyeing $95M ‘vertical expansion of inpatient tower’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Well before University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics erects a new tower for patients — a long-term project officials revealed earlier this year — it is looking to spend $95 million adding two …

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Sheumaker files counterclaim in assault lawsuit by Des Moines officers

Des Moines Register: A City Council member sued by two Des Moines police officers is in turn suing them, alleging that they used force unconstitutionally in arresting her and others during a protest. Indira Sheumaker, who …

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Coe College hires DEI dean following diversity controversy

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Meeting one of the demands that concerned Coe College community members raised last fall in the wake of controversy that enveloped the board of trustees and resulted in the resignation of a Black …

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Polk County will vote to oppose Iowa pipeline project

Axios Des Moines: Polk County Supervisors are drafting a letter to object to Navigator CO2 Venture’s proposed 1,300-mile pipeline project, multiple supervisors tell Axios. The route would cross 33 of Iowa’s 99 counties, including the northeast …

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Judge rules names of landowners in path of pipeline should be made public

Des Moines Register: The developer of a proposed $4.5 billion carbon capture pipeline in Iowa must release the names of landowners who could be impacted along its roughly 680-mile route, a district judge ruled. Summit Carbon …

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IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union to build financial center in DM

A Moline, Ill.-based credit union broke ground today for a new financial center that will be located on an outlot near the east entrance to Merle Hay Mall, at 3990 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines.

The IH …

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New Iowa State Fair rules burden aging, disabled Iowans, critics say

Axios Des Moines: The Iowa State Fair is enforcing a new rule this year that limits the size of scooters fairgoers are allowed to bring in, citing safety concerns. Some older fairgoers and people with disabilities …

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Iowa could forfeit million of dollars in federal rent assistance

Axios Des Moines: Iowa has yet to spend nearly $80 million of federal emergency rent assistance it received in late 2020, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Millions of dollars could be forfeited if …

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Receiver appointed for 8 Iowa senior facilities said to be in ‘dire financial position’

Des Moines Register: A receiver will oversee eight Iowa senior care facilities, including one in Urbandale and one in Newton, after they reportedly missed rent payments to their landlord, a judge has ordered. The move comes …