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Iowa awarded $24 million federal grant for statewide literacy initiatives
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration recently announced it has been awarded a $24 million, multiyear grant from the U.S. Department of Education to advance literacy programs statewide. According to a news release, the Iowa Department of …
Read MoreVeridian inviting public to nominate nonprofits for Giving Tuesday grants
Waterloo-based Veridian Credit Union is asking the public to nominate nonprofits to receive grants for its annual Veridian Gives Back for Giving Tuesday campaign. According to a news release, Veridian plans to more than double …
Read MoreCasey’s finalizes Fikes Wholesale acquisition
Casey’s General Stores Inc., whose headquarters is in Ankeny, has finalized its acquisition of Fikes Wholesale, owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores, Casey’s announced in a news release. The acquisition, the largest in Casey’s history, was …
Read MoreISU Alumni Association holds annual awards ceremony
The Iowa State University Alumni Association held its Honor & Awards Ceremony on Friday to honor the achievements of its alumni. The Alumni Medal, an award honoring long service to the university through alumni-related activities, …
Read MoreWDM Chamber November luncheon to feature local nonprofits
The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s next luncheon on Nov. 14 will feature 23 Iowa nonprofits sharing their mission. Some of the organizations that will present are Avenue Scholars, CultureAll, Des Moines Children’s Museum, …
Read MoreDouble Up Food Bucks awarded $4.8 million USDA grant
The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s Double Up Food Bucks Program has been awarded $4.8 million as part of the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grant, which aims to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in …
Read MoreWoodhouse named new YWRC executive director
The Young Women’s Resource Center announced today that Rachel Woodhouse has been appointed the organization’s new executive director after serving as its interim executive director since July. Her appointment is effective immediately.
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Read MoreDrake University professors receive NSF grant for scientific literacy research
Drake University’s School of Education announced the National Science Foundation has awarded a more than $600,000 grant to professors Jerrid Kruse and Lindsay Woodward. The grant will fund research into how teachers understand and teach …
Read MoreCatholic Charities names new executive director
Michael Sheehy is the new executive director of Catholic Charities – Diocese of Des Moines, the nonprofit recently announced. Barbara Quijano Decker announced her retirement in February.
Before joining Catholic Charities, Sheehy had …
Read MoreVIDEO: Fearless event celebrates inspiring women, honors WOI 25th anniversary
The Business Record celebrated four years of Fearless on Oct. 30 with an annual celebration featuring three of the women profiled in this year’s Fearless edition as speakers. Read all their stories here.
Speakers included:…
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