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Hy-Vee and Oscar Health partner to launch new health care plan
Oscar Health and Hy-Vee have announced a new joint health care benefit, Hy-Vee Health with Oscar, set to launch in Des Moines on Nov. 1. The plan combines Hy-Vee’s network of pharmacies, clinics and grocery …
Read More40 landowners pack Iowa Utilities Commission meeting
About 40 rural landowners affected by Summit’s carbon pipeline on Wednesday spoke at the first Iowa Utilities Commission monthly meeting in two years. The landowners raised concerns about the validity of Summit’s project and asked …
Read MoreNew report shines light on need for more low-income housing in Central Iowa
Polk, Dallas and Warren counties have at least 10,811 low-income housing units that were built with money from federal housing programs, a new report shows.
Over the next five years, 741 of the rental units …
Read MoreGreenfield named executive director of Invest DSM
Theresa Greenfield has been named executive director of Invest DSM, a nonprofit focused on revitalization efforts in Des Moines’ neighborhoods.
Greenfield replaces Amber Lynch, who led Invest DSM since it was founded in …
Read MoreEducation leaders discuss Iowa’s career readiness gaps
Local education stakeholders discussed how to better connect students with career opportunities in Iowa at the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s recent August luncheon.
Meredith Murphy, the chamber’s director of future workforce, led the …
Read MoreDes Moines University, Mercy College of Health Sciences enter partnership
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Mercy College of Health Sciences have entered into a new partnership, which will help Mercy students seeking graduate or dual-credit pathways into DMU’s full range of advanced …
Read MoreCorporate Games announces 2025 winners
The 10th annual Des Moines Corporate Games concluded with more than 15,000 participants from across the metro area and six divisions of winners recognized at the Aug. 19 awards ceremony. Repeat champions included Corteva Agriscience, …
Read MoreOakridge CEO shares highlights from 2024 annual report
Oakridge Neighborhood’s recent 2024 annual update shows how the nonprofit meets needs in Greater Des Moines for infants and children all the way to seniors, President and CEO Deidre DeJear told the Business Record.
Deidre…Read MoreWellmark Foundation provides $5.3M to rural health care provider training program
The Wellmark Foundation has partnered with the University of Iowa College of Nursing’s Simulation in Motion-Iowa (SIM-IA) program to help strengthen health care delivery in rural Iowa communities. The program is a mobile clinical education …
Read MoreChildServe adding new Davenport location in 2026
ChildServe announced the organization is expanding in eastern Iowa by opening a new facility in Davenport. The 9,865-square-foot space will offer autism and Applied Behavior Analysis services, as well as outpatient rehabilitation therapy, including speech, …
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