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Krause Gateway Center a global awards program finalist in two categories

Krause Gateway Center at 1459 Grand Ave. is a finalist in two categories of an international architecture awards program. Photo courtesy of Michele Denance

The Krause Gateway Center, home to Krause Group businesses, is a finalist …

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Survey: Pandemic an opportunity to create more supportive work cultures

The pandemic hasn’t been easy for working moms.

Many working moms report handling more housework. With schools closed, moms have provided the bulk of child care, and are more likely to have their paid work hours reduced and to …

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Guest opinion: 7 tips to stop from going back to ‘too busy’ post-quarantine

By Kim Gratny | FullCIRCLE creative + coaching LLC founder

Several years ago, my family and I were driving south on Interstate 35 on a picturesque summer morning. The deep blue sky’s canopy of low-lying, dimensional …

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Guest opinion: Managing stress during a pandemic

By Brittany Heard | Lead adviser, Foster Group

During this pandemic, a lot of us are feeling stress, whether it’s tied to health concerns, finances, relationships, job loss, lack of child care, market turbulence or something …

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Lift IOWA: News briefs – Week of July 27

Caldwell-Johnson named to Capital Crossroads leadership team: Teree Caldwell-Johnson has joined Capital Crossroads as the newest chair on its leadership team, the organization announced last week. She will help steer Capital Crossroads and the region’s vision plan into …

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Aug. 19: August Virtual Workshop

Join FemCity Des Moines for this online training with Emily Steele to learn how to use Facebook and Instagram to build relationships, sell your product or service (without feeling sales-y), and become a known and …

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MercyOne acquires Iowa’s first robotic assistant lung biopsy platform

A new robotic assistant will enable doctors to perform minimally invasive lung biopsies at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, MercyOne announced today. Called Ion by Intuitive, MercyOne Des Moines is one of only 30 medical …

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Central College receives grant from Iowa Wildlife Diversity Program

Central College received a $2,500 grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Wildlife Diversity Program to determine if forest management practices under evaluation for invasive honeysuckle control have the potential to affect overwintering …

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Change needed in job training, development in new pandemic workforce

A group of nearly 100 people gathered Thursday to address challenges facing the state’s workforce and what needs to be done as the state continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

The meeting, hosted by …

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Farmland leasing meetings address setting fair cash rents with COVID-19 uncertainty

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting eight in-person farmland leasing meetings across seven sites in Central Iowa this August, aimed at improving communications between landowners and tenant operators during uncertainty around COVID-19. Each …