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Reynolds names new director of the Iowa Department of Transportation

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a 22-year veteran of the Iowa Department of Transportation to serve as the department’s new permanent director, her office announced in a news release Monday. Scott Marler …

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State leaders, advocates to gather for STEM Day at Capitol

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council will host STEM Day at the Capitol with nearly 200 Iowans showcasing their contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics on Feb. 19, the council announced this week. STEM …

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Burt promoted to head of worldwide communications for Kemin

Des Moines-based Kemin Industries Inc. announced it has promoted Lauren Burt to lead all internal and external global communications as head of worldwide communications, effective immediately. Burt joined Kemin in 2016 as worldwide communications manager. Since then, …

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Heartland’s $280 million Texas acquisition will create company’s largest bank subsidiary

Heartland Financial USA Inc. in Dubuque recently announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Texas-based bank holding company AIM Bancshares Inc. in which Heartland will acquire ABI and its wholly-owned subsidiary, AimBank, for approximately …

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Scholarship gift languishes for years amid dispute between donor and Iowa Wesleyan

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Seeking to memorialize his late father, an Illinois man gave thousands of dollars to Iowa Wesleyan University to use for golf scholarships. But the small Mount Pleasant school stopped using the endowment …

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Animal abuse claims against Iowa senator are ‘unfounded,’ say state, local investigators

Des Moines Register: An animal abuse complaint against Iowa state Sen. Ken Rozenboom, an Oskaloosa-area pork producer targeted by an animal rights group for his role in passing the state’s new “ag-gag” law, is unfounded, …

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Veridian Credit Union awards $70,000 in grants, opens new grant cycle

Veridian Credit Union awarded $70,000 in grants to 15 organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Veridian awards Successful Financial Future Grants of up to $5,000 for general operating costs annually to nonprofit organizations that address …

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Carson King launches new foundation to support community fundraisers

Carson King, the 24-year-old Altoona man who launched a million-dollar children’s hospital fundraiser with a sign asking for beer money, has established a new foundation aimed at supporting fundraisers across Iowa communities. The Carson King Foundation will …

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Future Ready Iowa launches e-mentoring program

Future Ready Iowa has launched an e-mentoring platform geared to support Last Dollar Scholarship recipients by partnering them with career-related mentors. Through engaging in the Future Ready Iowa Mentoring Program (a collaborative partner of Volunteer …

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Guest opinion: What I’ve learned each year in business

By Nora Crosthwaite | Realtor, Re/Max Concepts

On a cold Wednesday morning this month, I was meeting with an entrepreneur friend who is starting her recruiting practice for cybersecurity professionals. As we sipped our Mahalo’s lattes, …

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