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Pro Iowa and Des Moines Menace to host USA-Netherlands watch party
The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team has secured its position in the Round of 16, which is the knockout round of the competition. To celebrate this accomplishment, Pro Iowa, the organization formed to bring professional …
Read MoreUNI adds online option for technology management program
The University of Northern Iowa has added an option to complete its technology management Bachelor of Arts program fully online. According to a news release, the addition is part of UNI’s effort to provide educational …
Read MoreDoctors prescribe fruits and vegetables to improve patient health
A local wellness initiative put free fruits and vegetables in the hands of patients dealing with chronic health issues.
The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, in collaboration with Broadlawns Medical Center, conducted a pilot of a …
Democrats set to vote on presidential calendar, likely bumping Iowa
Des Moines Register: National Democrats are poised to upend decades of political precedent this week as they gather in Washington, D.C., to vote on a new presidential nominating calendar — one that is expected to bump …
Read MoreSammons Financial CEO receives Drake alumni award
Drake University’s school of actuarial science and risk management has presented the 2022 Stuart Klugman Distinguished Alumni Award to Esfand Dinshaw, CEO of Sammons Financial Group. The award is named after Stuart Klugman, who was …
Read More5 questions with Pratum and TAI
October has been Cybersecurity Awareness Month since 2004, but two Iowa tech organizations this year took the opportunity to make the month about taking action as well.
Ankeny-based cybersecurity firm Pratum and the Technology …
Read MoreHurd acquires property on Des Moines’ south side
Commercial real estate developer Richard Hurd has acquired nearly 15 acres on Des Moines’ south side on which the aged Southridge Square Shopping Center is located, Polk County real estate records show.
Hurd, through Hurd Southbridge LLC, purchased …
Nonprofit group eyes converting WDM hotel into apartments for women taking part in jail diversion program
Groups: Delay carbon capture pipeline permits pending stricter rules
Des Moines Register: Opponents of three carbon capture pipelines proposed in Iowa and surrounding states want federal regulators to call for a moratorium on construction, saying current safeguards are inadequate to protect people who live near …
Read MoreDrake CBPA adds three new professors
Three new faculty members have joined Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration. According to a news release, assistant professors Danielle Edwards and Wiranthe Herath joined the college’s information management and business analytics department to …
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