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Grassley added to list of Americans banned from traveling to Russia

Des Moines Register: Russia today added Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to a list of more than 900 prominent Americans banned from entering the country as the U.S. government continues to levy sanctions following Russia’s invasion …

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Iowa Workforce Development site outage expected to last through today

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Workforce Development’s IowaWORKS.gov website, which developed an outage on Sunday, was expected to remain down through today, the state agency said in a news release Monday. The outage was not expected to …

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Des Moines unveils plans for a $40 million phosphorus recovery plant

Axios Des Moines: A $40 million phosphorus recovery facility will be constructed by the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority under a plan presented to the city’s Urban Design Review Board last week. The WRA anticipates …

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Task force asks Polk supervisors to spend up to $16 million on water quality

Des Moines Register: Polk County supervisors are being asked to spend up to $16 million on several water-quality projects that County Administrator John Norris said could jump-start “transformational” changes for Central Iowa residents. A task force …

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Report: Iowa entrepreneurship levels yet to recover after pandemic

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa has not experienced a rebound in entrepreneurship activity following the pandemic, according to a new Indicators of Entrepreneurship report from the Kauffman Foundation. That differs from the national trend. In 2021, entrepreneurship …

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Iowa Hall of Pride museum will close this month, but will transition to online platform

Des Moines Register: The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Wednesday that the Iowa Hall of Pride will be closing its physical location later this month, but the information made available in the museum will now …

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Custom molding company expands into Hampton; will hire 30

Corridor Business Journal: North Liberty molding company Centro Inc. announced Tuesday that it has purchased a 30,000-square-foot building in Hampton to expand production capacity throughout the Midwest and accommodate its rapid growth. The new facility will …

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Canoyer Garden Center acquires Florida tropicals grower

West Des Moines-based private equity fund Midwest Growth Partners announced it has capitalized Canoyer Garden Center in support of Canoyer’s recent acquisition of Stewart’s Greenhouse. Canoyer is a Grimes-based grower and retailer of premium flowers, plants, shrubs …

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Cedar Rapids extends automated traffic camera contract to 2027

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council has given a green light to continued operation of the city’s automated traffic cameras, extending the city’s contract for the system’s operation through June 30, 2027. The city …

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Iowa Supreme Court: Abortion not protected by state constitution

Associated Press: The Iowa Supreme Court today cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right …