Restaurant staffing shortage threatens post pandemic rebound
Cedar Rapids cafe Brewhemia and others face a drastic fall in job applicants as diners return, with front and back of house positions hard to fill. Owner Steve Shriver notes applications have fallen to one or two per opening, hindering hiring and expansion plans despite 75 percent staffing and sales recovery.
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Hadley Shriver
Andrea Shriver
Brewhemia
Cedar Rapids
Rebecca F. Miller
the Gazette
Steve Shriver
Shriver
Reynolds fires Iowa Veterans Home leader in Marshalltown
Gov. Kim Reynolds removed Timon Oujiri, longtime commander of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, amid GOP concerns over the smoking ban and leadership during the pandemic. Oujiri, 68, oversaw about 500 residents and 900 employees as the state’s largest veterans nursing facility.
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Marshalltown
Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Reynolds
Pat
Garrett
Timon Oujiri
Iowa Veterans Home
Senate
Oujiri
Veterans Affairs
Cedar Rapids
Hy- Vee
Terry Branstad
Iowa Senate
Ousiin
Pfizer vaccine cleared for children aged 12 and up
U S regulators expanded Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine use to youths as young as 12, aiming to protect adolescents before school resumes. A federal advisory committee recommendation could allow doses to begin, with an announcement expected midweek.
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Pfizer
Federal
Canada
Bill Gruber
Associated Press
Food and Drug Administration
Harreld donations and pay cut fund UI students
Bruce Harreld and wife Mary donated 128 325 to the University of Iowa and 352 353 via a 50 percent pay reduction this year to an emergency fund for students facing unforeseen financial crises. The rest supported multiple university areas as stated by UI outreach officials.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Bruce Harreld
Mary Harreld
Dana Larson
US Center For Advancement
Iowa
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