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Fresh produce giveaway program extended through August

The Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network and Capital City Fruit will be distributing free boxes of fresh produce from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Southridge Mall parking lot by …

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Downtown architecture tours announced

“Architecture on the Move,” a walking tour of downtown, is returning for the 2020 season, the Iowa Architectural Foundation announced. The tours, sponsored by Kum & Go, provide participants with an opportunity to learn about …

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2020 Prometheus Week announces final awardees

Seven Central Iowa awardees were honored during the 2020 Prometheus Awards, held over a series of webcasts each day this week. The Prometheus Awards, presented by the Technology Association of Iowa and LWBJ, typically take …

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Utility board member Wagner accepts role with Black Hills Energy

Nick Wagner, a member of the Iowa Utilities Board, is stepping down to become vice president of Colorado regulatory affairs and policy with Black Hills Energy. According to a news release, Wagner, who was appointed …

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Iowa Credit Union Foundation donates $50,000 to UNI for teacher financial literacy training

The Iowa Credit Union Foundation has pledged $50,000 to the University of Northern Iowa in support of continuing education programming for educators to prepare them to teach financial literacy curriculum in Iowa high schools. The support aligns …

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MercyOne Cancer Center unveils next-generation CyberKnife

Physicians at MercyOne Des Moines Cancer Center today unveiled the center’s new CyberKnife S7 System, a significant advancement in treating tumors anywhere in the body. The new robotic and radiosurgery system — the only one …

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Feeding Iowans Task Force aims to recover unharvested produce to provide hunger relief

A new initiative led by the Feeding Iowans Task Force will provide fresh produce to Iowans in need. The newly established Iowa Gleaning Network is looking for volunteers, farmers, AmeriCorps members and hunger relief organizations …

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ISU researchers studying effect of high winds on power and bridge cables

Iowa State engineers test a model of a cable in the department of aerospace engineering’s Aerodynamic/Atmospheric Boundary Layer wind tunnel. They’re working to understand and prevent out-of-control cable galloping in wind storms. Photo courtesy of Partha …

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Investor optimism sheds seven years of gains in past quarter, Wells Fargo study finds

After reaching a 20-year high in the first quarter, U.S. investor optimism tumbled in the second quarter amid mounting economic fallout from COVID-19, as indicated by a quarterly survey released Wednesday by Wells Fargo and …

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Some Iowa restaurants, bars close again as coronavirus resurges

Des Moines Register: Several restaurants in the Des Moines metro and elsewhere around Iowa — especially in the college towns of Ames, home of Iowa State University, and Iowa City, where the University of Iowa fuels …