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Prairie Meadows awards $15 million in charitable grants
Prairie Meadows’ board of directors has approved $15 million in grants to 404 Iowa organizations.
Prairie Meadows’ Legacy Grant program awarded 26 grants totaling $7.2 million, including $100,000 awarded through the Prairie Meadows scholarship program. …
Read MoreDMU, UI partner in ILEND program, which improves health of people with disabilities
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and University of Iowa Health Care have partnered to welcome the first student from a doctor of occupational therapy program to the Iowa Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and …
Read MoreYoung Professionals Connection hosting ‘Sips, Samples and Sights’ tour
The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Young Professionals Connection will host its 11th annual “Sips, Samples and Sights” event from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 5 in partnership with the Iowa Architectural Foundation. The tour …
Read MoreiJAG receives $250,000 grant from Apollo Opportunity Foundation
Jobs for America’s Graduates in Iowa (iJAG), a statewide nonprofit that provides career development within Iowa school districts, announced it received a $250,000 grant from the Apollo Opportunity Foundation. The foundation is the charitable arm …
Read MoreBirdland Park awarded federal grant of over $5 million for improvements
The city of Des Moines has received a grant totaling nearly $5.3 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior as part of the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program. Birdland Park and Marina Masterplan Improvements …
Read MoreIowa, Nebraska attorneys general to address women trucking leaders in Des Moines
The American Trucking Associations announced a partnership with Iowa Motor Truck Association to host the first-ever Women in Motion Symposium on Aug. 14 and 15 in downtown Des Moines. The event will focus on professional …
Read MoreNationwide analysis: Softer rise in producer prices could help tame inflation, lead to September rate cuts
A “softer-than-expected” rise in the producer price index in July, a marker of wholesale inflation, indicates more evidence of falling price pressures that could help tame inflation in the second half of 2024 and lead …
Read MoreCasey’s seeks new food, beverage products for stores
Casey’s has announced its first Innovation Summit, a competitive event that will focus on finding brands with new, innovative products to distribute across the retailer’s more than 2,600 stores in 17 states. “Our team at …
Read MoreDelta Dental’s Green Room panel to focus on uncovering opportunities for AI at work
The next installation of the Green Room, a virtual conversation series hosted by Delta Dental of Iowa, will focus on artificial intelligence and will be held at noon on Aug. 28. The session will be …
Read MoreIvy College of Business names winners of its 2024 Women in Business Awards
Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business has announced the three winners of its annual Women in Business Awards. Kari Cooling, senior vice president and managing director for brokerage services at Holmes Murphy of Waukee, …
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