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Lead DSM announces 2025 Community Connect program participants, mentors
Lead DSM has announced the program participants and mentors selected for its 2025 Community Connect program. Community Connect offers a curriculum that links discovery of personal purpose to intentional community engagement, according to a news …
Read MoreEmployer registration open for skilled trades career event
Iowa Skilled Trades has opened employer registration for the 2025 Build My Future career event for high school students scheduled for April 16. More than 7,000 students are expected to attend to learn about different …
Read MoreColliers expands brokerage services to Iowa
Colliers, a global real estate and investment management company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, announced today the expansion of its brokerage services to Iowa with the addition of Mark Mills as vice president. Mills …
Read MoreDMU, Hawkeye Community College partner on occupational therapy pathways
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Waterloo-based Hawkeye Community College have partnered to provide a more streamlined way for students interested in occupational therapy to train and practice. The agreement includes seats in …
Read MoreIowa Workforce Development hires Georgia Van Gundy as deputy director
Georgia Van Gundy is the new deputy director at Iowa Workforce Development. Van Gundy most recently served as chief administrative officer at Hy-Vee Inc., overseeing human resources, employee development and engagement, communications and government and …
Read MoreReport: Iowa students still making up losses caused by COVID-19
A new report on learning loss during the pandemic shows the average Iowa student continues to lag behind pre-COVID achievement levels in reading and math, with some trailing by a year or more.
The Education …
Read MoreMidWestOne Financial Group announces Central Iowa Advisory Board
MidWestOne Financial Group Inc., the Iowa City-based parent company of MidWestOne Bank, has announced its new Central Iowa Advisory Board. According to a news release, the group will be a resource to MidWestOne Bank’s leadership …
Read More9 school districts receive nearly $600,000 in state child care workforce grants
The Iowa Department of Education awarded nine additional Iowa school districts nearly $600,000 in a new round of Credentials to Child Care Careers grants after its pilot program last summer. The grants support districts in …
Read MoreGamble named Hubbell Realty’s president, COO
Kyle Gamble has been named president and chief operating officer of Hubbell Realty Co., one of Iowa’s oldest real estate, development, homebuilding and construction companies, the company announced.
Kyle GambleIn addition, Gamble will become …
Read MoreIowa ag leaders respond to threats of tariffs on top US trading partners
Farmers and leaders in the U.S. agricultural industry were granted a reprieve last week when President Donald Trump issued a 30-day delay in implementing previously announced 25% tariffs on goods originating from Canada and Mexico.…
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