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IWD launching new work-based learning webinar series

Iowa Workforce Development is launching a new webinar series with the goal of expanding work-based learning programs across the state by sharing successful models used in Iowa by various industries and employers. The series will …

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Human trafficking and prevention are topics for Rotary Multi-Club Committee public forum

A public forum titled “Putting an End to Human Trafficking” is planned for Sept. 24 in West Des Moines. The Rotary Multi-Club Committee of Greater Des Moines, which includes representatives of metro-area Rotary Clubs, is …

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Grant supports expansive Art Center plans for ‘Women Artists and Minimalism’ exhibition

A $63,000 grant will assist the Des Moines Art Center in presenting its 2027 exhibition “Whisper to a Scream: Women Artists and Minimalism,” according to a news release. The Art Center said that works from …

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DMU’s new $260 million campus offers opportunity to grow now and in the future, president says

Spanning nearly 350,000 square feet, Des Moines University’s new $260 million campus includes four buildings that support a variety of programs, including academic, office, laboratory, student support services, wellness and facilities management. Photo by Duane…
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Grant will support efforts to safely train more CDL holders, including those from underrepresented populations

The Transportation Institute at Des Moines Area Community College is getting a $127,400 grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to pay tuition for some students pursuing a commercial driver’s license, or CDL, according …

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Wellmark Foundation donations to help disaster-struck schools with recovery

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Wellmark Foundation is donating to help four Iowa school districts that have confronted natural disasters this year recover, according to a news release. Flooding and tornadoes produced unexpected costs …

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Goodwill of Central Iowa expanding e-commerce operation

Goodwill of Central Iowa has announced it will expand its e-commerce operation at its headquarters in Johnston. The expansion will add 28,000 square feet of dedicated space to sort, post and ship items sold on …

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Redevelopment of historic National Cattle Congress site in Waterloo announced

The Hippodrome, an event and concert space at the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, which will be the focus of a redevelopment plan to modernize the 53-acre site and its 228,000 square feet of event…
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County seeks to redevelop courthouse parking lot

Polk County is seeking proposals to redevelop its parking lot at Cherry Street and Fifth Avenue downtown in hopes of creating a multiuse link between the Court Avenue District and other yet-to-be-developed properties to the …

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Des Moines City Council to take up federal courthouse annex rezoning next month

Plans to renovate the former federal courthouse annex took a step forward recently when the city of Des Moines’ Planning and Zoning Commission approved a recommendation that the site be rezoned for a proposed mixed-use …