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Business Record 9-1-23
Leaders in Architecture, Engineering & Development 2023
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Read MoreReggie’s Sleepout returns to Drake Stadium on Sept. 30
Attendees of Reggie’s Sleepout on Sept. 30 will get to spend a night on the field at Drake Stadium in Des Moines and join the fight to end youth homelessness. A $25 registration fee will …
Read MoreEMC Insurance awards $35,000 to Oakridge Neighborhood’s workforce program
The EMC Insurance Foundation awarded Oakridge Neighborhood a $35,000 grant to support 21st-century workforce training administered by Oakridge Neighborhood’s Family and Workforce Programs. Almardi Abdalla, Oakridge Neighborhood vice president for Family and Workforce Programs, said …
Read MoreLutheran Services in Iowa receives $10,000 grant from Accenture
Lutheran Services in Iowa got a $10,000 grant from Accenture to support LSI’s Immigrant Education and Workforce Program in Des Moines and Sioux City. IEWP includes the Career Pathways program and Community Based English Language …
Read MoreUSDA invests $16.38 million to strengthen infrastructure, create jobs in rural Iowa
Theresa Greenfield, Department of Agriculture rural state development director in Iowa, announced that the USDA is investing $13,435,000 in loans and $2,946,000 in grants to five projects in Iowa in an effort to strengthen infrastructure, …
Read MoreUnemployment insurance rates to remain at lowest level in 2024
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that the schedule of unemployment insurance rates used to tax Iowa employers will remain at the lowest possible level allowed by law. This marks the second consecutive year at the …
Read MoreFareway moving headquarters from Boone to Johnston after 85 years
Des Moines Register: After 85 years headquartered in Boone, the Fareway supermarket chain will move its headquarters to Johnston. CEO Reynolds Cramer told the Des Moines Register today that he did not make the decision …
Read MoreMcDanel recognized as 2023 Woman on the Rise by Paradigm for Parity
Paradigm for Parity selected Joyce McDanel, vice president of human resources and education for UnityPoint Health Des Moines, as a 2023 Woman on the Rise. In honor of Women’s Equality Day, Paradigm for Parity, a …
Read MoreHonorary roadway sign to be unveiled in Valley Junction on Friday
City officials, members of the Long family and the Valley Junction neighborhood will gather at 1:30 p.m. Friday outside of the Eddie Davis Community Center at 1312 Maple St. in West Des Moines for the …
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