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Medicaid payment challenges still plaguing Iowa health care providers

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Medicaid payment problems have forced one Cedar Rapids-based wheelchair provider to stop selling medical equipment to skilled-nursing facilities. JVA Mobility said that, despite obtaining prior authorizations to supply individuals living at nursing facilities …

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Delta flights delayed in Des Moines, worldwide

Des Moines Register: Delta Air Lines travelers in Des Moines airport were starting to move through airport security this morning after a system outage grounded planes across the globe. Delta said that systems were back online …

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Branstad: Iowa Legislature won’t back sales tax increase for trust fund

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Terry Branstad said Wednesday that neither body of the Iowa Legislature supports a sales tax increase to fund the Natural Resources and Recreation Trust Fund.  …
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Funding OK’d for Waterloo white-water course design

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A controversial downtown white-water course remained afloat as city leaders authorized additional design work. Waterloo City Council members voted 5-1 Monday to approve more engineering related to the proposed course along the east …

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Kent Corp. acquires Minnesota packaging company

Kent Corp., a family-owned food products and animal feed manufacturer with headquarters in Muscatine, has acquired privately held PouchTec Industries, a food and liquid packaging company based in Foley, Minn. For more than 24 years, …

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Iowa has third-lowest construction unemployment rate

Des Moines Register: Iowa has the third-lowest unemployment rate in the construction industry, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just 2.4 percent of Iowa construction workers were unemployed in June, compared with 4.6 …

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Polk County task force recommends $10.75 minimum wage by 2019

Des Moines Register: A Polk County task force says the local minimum wage should increase to $10.75 per hour by 2019. The group will recommend that the Polk County Board of Supervisors increase the minimum wage …

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Branstad offers water quality compromise

Quad-City Times: Gov. Terry Branstad is floating a compromise he hopes will generate state money to address water-quality concerns while balancing future needs for school infrastructure and other conservation, resource protection and recreational purposes. Branstad said …

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Ames ranked eighth-best city for career opportunities

Ames Tribune: Ames was recently ranked the eighth-best city in the country for career opportunities, according to study done by SmartAsset, a personal finance technology company. Ames was the only Iowa city among the 25 cities …

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Coralville council approves Coral Ridge Mall site plan

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Coralville City Council voted Tuesday night to allow for a new structure, which will replace the old Sears store at Coral Ridge Mall. The City Council voted 4-0 to approve the mall’s …