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Branstad: Overtime rule would cost Iowa government, universities $19M

Des Moines Register: Iowa has joined 20 other states in an effort to resist new overtime regulations handed down by President Barack Obama’s Labor Department. The new rules, announced in May, would make about 120,000 more …

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Isle of Capri Casinos sold to Eldorado Resorts

Cedar Valley Business Monthly: Isle of Capri Casinos Inc., which owns casinos in Waterloo, Bettendorf and Marquette, is being purchased by Eldorado Resorts Inc. of Reno, Nev., for $1.7 billion, including debt. Isle of Capri is …

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Emerald ash borer confirmed in Iowa County

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The emerald ash borer, the highly destructive insect that has killed tens of millions of ash trees nationwide, has been confirmed in Iowa County. This brings the number of infested counties in Iowa …

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Workers reap cash bonanza from Dakota Access pipeline

Des Moines Register: After getting a late start because of permitting delays, construction workers in Iowa are clocking 12- and 14-hour days to complete the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline by winter — and they’re being …

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Coralville approves $12 million agreement for Iowa Arena project

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The agreement between Coralville and the state for a $12 million boost to the Iowa Arena project is official. The Iowa Economic Development Authority approved the deal this summer, and the City Council…
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Amid hotel boom, Coralville looks to regulate short-term rentals

Iowa City Press-Citizen: The Coralville City Council has passed an ordinance regulating how online home-sharing and rental services like Airbnb can operate in the city. Property owners offering space for short-term rent must obtain an annual …

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Percentage of uninsured Iowans falls since Obamacare

Quad-City Times: Only 5 percent of Iowans did not have health insurance coverage last year, according to new government data, a marked improvement from the period before implementation of the major provisions of the Affordable Care …

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Iowa lawmakers delay alcohol ban at two state parks

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The party will roll on for the time being at Lake Macbride State Park and Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area. The Iowa Natural Resource Commission had voted to ban liquor, beer and wine …

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Cedar Rapids looks to turn industrial area lake into rec area

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids officials are launching a study of Cedar Lake north of downtown to check for environmental problems before the city decides whether to turn the waterway in an industrial area into a …

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CRST buys California-based Gardner Trucking

Cedar Rapids Gazette: CRST International on Monday announced the purchase of a California trucking company, the largest single acquisition in the Cedar Rapids company’s history. Gardner Trucking of Ontario, Calif., is considered the largest truckload carrier …