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New exterior design for Hy-Vee grocery stores revealed; new Grimes store will include nail salon

A proposed Hy-Vee grocery store in Grimes will include a new exterior design and new features inside including a nail salon. The rendering above shows a portion of the proposed 92,989-square-foot building. Rendering included in Grimes …

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Drake University to launch two-year college named for famed Black football star

Drake University officials announced today the founding of a new two-year college — the John Dee Bright College at Drake University. It’s the first new college to launch at Drake in 60 years, with an …

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Knoup recognized by National Association of Home Builders

Dan Knoup, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, has received the Gary Komarow Executive Officer of the Year Award from the Executive Officers Council of the National Association of Home …

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Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises more than $151,000

More than 760 area residents and their friends and families participated in this year’s Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, raising more than $151,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

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Polk County sheriff agrees to release 2018 shooting video

Associated Press: The Iowa Freedom of Information Council won a significant victory when the Polk County Sheriff’s Office agreed to release details of the shooting of a Wisconsin man by a deputy in July 2018. Under …

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Thousands still without internet 3 weeks after derecho

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Frustrations are growing in the Cedar Rapids area about delays in restoring internet service three weeks after the Aug. 10 storm, especially with students doing remote learning and many employees still working from …

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D.M. council praises water trails, looks to protect promised neighborhood projects

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Members of the Des Moines City Council on Monday praised multimillion-dollar water trails projects downtown, but said the city must keep its promises to neighborhoods while looking for cash. Council members discussed an …

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Drake Law School launches webinar series on dismantling systemic racism

Drake University Law School will host a fall webinar series to address a broad array of policies and practices that perpetuate racial inequities in American society. The series of livestreamed talks, which begins Sept. 4, …

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Final list of Small Business Recovery Grant recipients released

More than 290 businesses received $1.7 million from the Small Business Recovery Grant Program, announced earlier this year by the Greater Des Moines Partnership to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. According to a …

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Athene takes top spot for indexed annuity sales in second quarter

Athene USA, based in West Des Moines, was the No. 1 national seller of indexed annuities in the second quarter, unseating Allianz Life, which had held the leading sales position for more than a decade, …