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Manning Regional Healthcare Center has welcomed a new Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) to their staff. Samantha Quelland will be initially covering for Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C), Courtney Rupiper who is on maternity leave, and then will fill the opening that will occur when ARNP, Hope Jensen, leaves the Family Practice Clinic. Quelland says her career started from the relationships she built as a CNA in a nursing home. “As I progressed in my career as a nurse, working ...

Good morning, it’s April 16, 2021 -- a Friday, when the Morning Note reprises a memorable and meaningful quote. This is Tom Kavanagh, filling in for Carl as he enjoys time with his newest grandchild, 9-day-old Lucas Manuel Cannon. Today’s quote comes from Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller, who threw the only Opening Day no-hitter in major league history on this date in 1940. (Yes, the season started in mid-April back then, thanks to the 154-game schedule.) “Bullet Bob” was overpowering in...

Denver RTD Advances Commuter Rail Extension Proposal Denver RTD Advances Commuter Rail Extension Proposal Written by Bill Wilson, Engineering Editor; and Editor-in-Chief, Railway Track & Structures Now that the RTD Board has decided to go with the Level 2 option, a study will take place looking at costs and any construction challenges for extending commuter rail service to Boulder and Longmont, Colo. (RTD) The Denver Regional Transportation Dist...

Van Meter has been a part-owner of fellow electrical distributor Werner for 20 years. Apr 7th, 2021 Van Meter Inc. CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Van Meter Inc., a 50 percent partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns Minnesota-based Werner Electric, announced Monday their intent to make a stock purchase of the remaining business from MacDonald Ventures. The sale is expected to close on April 30. “For 20 years, Van Meter and the MacDonald family have proudly owned and supported a succe...

Van Meter Inc. to buy full ownership stake in Minnesota-based Werner Electric BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Tuesday, April 6, 2021 2:52 PM Cedar Rapids-based electrical wholesaler Van Meter Inc. announced its intent to become 100% owner of the parent company of Werner Electric, a Minnesota-based electrical supplier, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Van Meter Inc. is currently a 50% partner in Werner Ventures LLC, the legal entity that owns Werner Electric. It now p...

$300,000 in state grants to support new college and career counselors in 22 districts BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Monday, April 5, 2021 11:16 AM The Iowa Department of Education and Iowa College Aid have awarded six $50,000 competitive grants to help establish new college and career transition counselor positions that will focus on preparing more high school students for success in college, postsecondary career training and the workforce. Des Moines Area Community Colle...

Jim Moll may not be the smartest man in Springfield, but the Hanson Professional Services engineer sounded like it during a public meeting held last week to discuss progress on a rail line under construction along 10th Street. The new line will replace tracks along Third Street. Molls been in charge of the $353 million project for more than a decade, and he says its on time and on budget. The feds gave the green light in 2012 and have paid millions of dollars since then to make it happen �...

Walsh University Teacher of the Month: Jennifer Podnar, Jackson Local The Repository RESIDENCE  New Franklin COLLEGE Kent State University for bachelor and master of education. FAMILY My husband, Steve, and I have three adult children. Our oldest daughter and her husband are expecting their first child, our first grandchild, this spring. Our second daughter is engaged and is planning a summer wedding. Our son, the “baby,” is a college junior. We have one very spoiled rescue dog, Opie, an...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 3.15.21 Heres your AM rundown of people, politics and policy in the Sunshine State. Imagine you’re in the Super Bowl, and you break free after recovering a fumble for an easy touchdown run. You’re inches from the goal line and start celebrating a bit too early when a speedy wide receiver slaps the ball from your hand, causing another fumble and denying what should have been an easy score. You know, like Don...

GARNER - Betty Alice (Tourte) Petersen, 95, of Garner passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice Unit in Mason City after c