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The Beacon starts search for new executive director

The Beacon, a Des Moines nonprofit that helps women who have experienced trauma and systemic inequity, is starting the search for a new leader.

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Current executive director, Melissa Vine, will remain at the …

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Michelle Book to retire as Food Bank of Iowa CEO at year’s end

Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book announced she will retire Dec. 31 after leading the organization for nearly nine years.

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Since Book became CEO in 2016, some of the food bank’s progress …

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Winefest’s Grand Tasting set for Friday in Des Moines

Winefest will host its 22nd annual Grand Tasting event on Sept. 20 at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Admission to the event includes unlimited wine vendors, gourmet food from local restaurants like 801 Chophouse, Prime + …

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Stanley family, Hawkeye Hotels receive architectural awards

The Stanley family of Muscatine and Coralville-based Hawkeye Hotels are the 2024 recipients of the Community Enhancement Awards from the Iowa Architectural Foundation, according to a news release. The foundation each year honors people and …

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Simpson receives $338K NSF grant to redesign data analytics minor

The National Science Foundation has awarded Simpson College a $338,000 STEM grant that will be used over a three-year period to redesign Simpson’s data analytics minor. Simpson’s math department, led by faculty Marilyn Vazquez and …

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Registration opens for Meals from the Heartland’s 17th annual Hunger Fight

Meals from the Heartland has set a goal of packaging 2 million meals during its annual Hunger Fight event this fall, according to a news release. Thousands of volunteers are needed to help with the …

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Progress made on Hubbell’s Extreme Build homes

More than 100 volunteers have worked since Friday building family homes at On With Life’s Ankeny campus, 715 S.W. Ankeny Road. The construction of the homes is part of Hubbell Realty Co.’s sixth Extreme Build …

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6 key takeaways from Iowa Stops Hunger event

Four Hunger Heroes honorees were recently recognized during Business Publications Corp.’s annual Iowa Stops Hunger event discussing food insecurity in Iowa.

During the Sept. 5 event moderated by dsm magazine Editor Michael Morain, the four …

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Registration open for AMA Iowa annual conference

The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA Iowa) will host its annual Experience conference on Oct. 9. The conference will open with keynote speaker Julia Fitzgerald, former chief marketing officer of Build-A-Bear. Other …

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Recipients announced for Aureon Community Development Grant program

Aureon, a Des Moines-based business connectivity and technology solutions provider, has announced the first recipients for the Community Development Grant program it launched this year. Nine recipients shared $30,000 of grants, according to a news …