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Linn County voters will get another chance on Tuesday to weigh in on whether there should be gambling in the community. What they decide could affect communities and nonprofits across the state that depend on revenues from their own casinos.
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UAW worker killed in a vehicle accident while walking to a John Deere picket line in Milan, IllinoisA 56-year-old union member and John Deere employee was struck in a traffic accident and killed while walking to the picket line in Milan, Illinois Wednesday, according to the UAW. The worker was employed at the Milan John Deere Parts Distribution Center and was a member of UAW Local 79.
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Overland Park trucking company got $700 million from the CARES Act after support from Trump officialA congressional subcommittee is asking for records that would show any communications between Trump White House staffers and representatives of Overland Park, Kansas, trucking company Yellow Corporation. The committee wants to know why Yellow got a $700 million CARES Act loan.
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Ben Kieffer speaks with Anita Hill to reflect on the 30th anniversary of the landmark Clarence Thomas hearings and her new book, "Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence." Later, Kieffer discusses the disparities in COVID-19 mortality rates between rural and urban communities and finishes the show learning about new technology in some Iowa grocery stores.
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Supply chain experts are encouraging Iowans to begin their holiday shopping now, if they haven’t already. This year’s shopping season will have hurdles similar to last year, with some new challenges.
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The Iowa Small Business Development Center is starting a new inclusivity challenge. It’s meant to empower and support minority business owners and entrepreneurs as they’re recovering from the pandemic.
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Iowa City will have its first Diversity Market this weekend. The pop up shopping center aims to elevate underrepresented populations in the area.
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A team of international researchers, including one from Iowa State University, has found a number of key barriers to achieving more diverse and inclusive workplaces. To adopt diversity initiatives, researchers found there needs to be more training.
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The COVID-19 pandemic affected many businesses and hit minority-owned ones especially hard. But Latino business owners are starting to recover and feeling optimistic.
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River to River host Ben Kieffer speaks with a business scholar and consultants about the future of work and how to get the most out of working from home.