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Ellipsis completes renovations on youth independent living apartments
Ellipsis Iowa, a youth services and shelter organization, has finished renovations of a Des Moines facility that offers 12 efficiency apartments for youths and young adults ages 16 to 21. The renovated apartments are part …
Read More175 grants awarded to enhance agricultural education for Iowa students
The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation has awarded 175 grants to schools across Iowa to bolster the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after-school programs with an academic focus. The Agriculture in the Classroom teacher …
Read MoreCare Initiatives selects Blue Stone Therapy as new rehabilitation services provider
Beginning April 1, Blue Stone Therapy, will be the sole provider of rehabilitation services – including physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy – for Care Initiatives’ almost 60 senior care facilities throughout Iowa. Blue …
Read MoreReynolds pushes tax breaks for child care centers
mproving access to child care has been a bipartisan priority at the Iowa Statehouse for years. Although no single strategy will bridge the gap between the number of spaces available and what the state’s families …
Read MoreCatholic Charities executive director announces upcoming retirement
Barbara Quijano Decker, executive director of Catholic Charities – Diocese of Des Moines, has announced her retirement effective Sept. 27, 2024, after five years leading the social ministry nonprofit. During her tenure, …
Read MoreBoys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa, UScellular announce winners of Black History Month art contest
UScellular has announced the winners of its sixth annual Black History Month Art Contest with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Iowa. Members of Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Iowa were encouraged to …
Read MoreBusiness Record 2-23-24
DMU president and CEO receives distinguished alumni award
Des Moines University president and CEO Angela L. Walker Franklin received the Carl F. Kohrt Distinguished Alumni Award from her undergraduate alma mater, Furman University in Greenville, S.C. The Kohrt Award is presented in recognition …
Read MoreBusiness Record names Sellers Forty Under 40 Alum of the Year
Greiner Construction promotes Des Moines-based Josh Miltenberger to COO
Greiner Construction, a full-service construction company with 110 employees across Des Moines and Minneapolis, has announced Josh Miltenberger as the company’s new chief operating officer. Miltenberger, who formerly served as a construction executive at Greiner, …
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