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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The college president who simply won’t raise tuition

One university president refuses to raise tuition, the Atlantic reports. The story details Purdue University President Mitch Daniels’ persistence to freeze tuition and still balance the budget through other means. When I was working at the Iowa …

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Coronavirus puts kibosh on all Iowa university-sponsored international travel

Radio Iowa: The Iowa Board of Regents has canceled all university-sponsored international travel for all faculty, staff and students at Iowa, Iowa State and UNI for 30 days because of concerns over the coronavirus. Following the …

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Governor’s ‘Invest in Iowa Act’ gets first statehouse hearing

The tax package that Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is calling the ‘Invest in Iowa Act’ got its first Statehouse hearing Wednesday, but the chair of the Senate subcommittee started the meeting by saying the subcommittee …

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Des Moines Charity Hackathon announces nonprofit participants

dsmHack has announced 11 Des Moines-area nonprofits that will benefit from nearly 90 developers and designers volunteering through the annual Des Moines Charity Hackathon. The nonprofits were narrowed from 31 initial submissions and will receive free …

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Nationwide to outsource up to 200 positions in Des Moines to Cognizant

Nationwide is outsourcing back-office work for its commercial insurance products, a move that will affect up to 500 employees across the country, Columbus Business First reported. Nationwide currently employs 500 people in-house for commercial insurance …

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Mainframe Studios to get colorful makeover; large pledge to help complete renovations

A colorful mural will transform the exterior of Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way, making it stand out to passersby.

Rendering special to the Business Record

A nondescript concrete multistory building on the northern edge …

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Iowa ramps up tourism promotion: ‘This Is Iowa’ 2.0

By Perry Beeman | Senior Reporter, Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa’s foray into the world of fake real estate was so successful in drawing attention to the state that tourism officials have prepared a new video and plans…
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March 13: Capital Crossroads Informational Session

Host: Capital Crossroads
About: Capital Crossroads, the region’s strategic vision plan, is hosting an informational session on March 13. Accomplishments and current initiatives that are shaping our region will also be shared. Details of the …

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Iowa’s Bill Reichardt lives on in book written by granddaughter-son team

The legend of Des Moines store owner Bill Reichardt lives on in the new novel “The Best Seller,” being published by Camerado Publishing this month. His granddaughter, Katie Bishop, and son, Doug Reichardt, wrote the …

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Ag conservation expert Fowler to deliver Bucksbaum Lecture at Drake on April 2

Cary Fowler, the pioneer of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway as former executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, will deliver the 42nd installment of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series at …