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DMACC names new GEAR UP Iowa coordinator

Des Moines Area Community College has named Tina Akinyi as the DMACC GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Iowa coordinator. In this position, Akinyi will work with GEAR UP students in their first …

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Drake Law School renames annual day of service, fellowship in honor of Cady

Drake Law School announced that it has dedicated its annual day of public service to the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady, a 1978 graduate of the law school who died unexpectedly in …

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Bank Iowa’s Fleming named Marketing Executive of the Year by Iowa AMA

Bank Iowa’s marketing team is celebrating seven marketing awards received from the American Marketing Association’s Iowa Chapter. Among the AMA Iowa NOVA Award honors received by Bank Iowa is the prestigious Marketing Executive of the …

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Wells Fargo leader, community supporter Mary Coffin to retire

Wells Fargo senior executive and active community supporter Mary Coffin has announced her retirement, effective July 1. The company said she has been “a steady voice for the customer across Wells Fargo” in her 21 …

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DMARC, Capital City Fruit to provide USDA produce boxes on Friday

The Des Moines Area Religious Council and Capital City Fruit will be distributing 20-pound boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program on Friday, beginning at 11 a.m. …

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Kum & Go’s first walk-up store opens in downtown Des Moines

Kum & Go opened its first walk-up store today in the Edna M. Griffin Building at the corner of Seventh and Locust streets.
Photo by Joe Crimmings

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Inside a round white …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 29 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 29 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Lawmakers introduce bill to create pandemic risk reinsurance program

Federal lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a government-backstopped pandemic insurance program similar to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, but insurance representatives have questioned whether such an approach will prove adequate to respond to…
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2 medical marijuana companies eyeing Coralville dispensary opening

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Two Iowa medical marijuana companies are competing to open a dispensary in Coralville. The Des Moines-based MedPharm Iowa and Waterloo-based Iowa Cannabis Co. are seeking a medical cannabidiol dispensary license in Coralville from …

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Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield employees allege discrimination in lawsuit

KCCI-TV: Several African American employees filed a class action lawsuit against Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance for alleged discrimination in the workplace. The employees reported experiencing racial discrimination at work and retaliation after complaining …