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Oct. 8: Meet the author of “One Great Goal”

Host: NAWBO Iowa
About: Join NAWBO Iowa to experience Ursula Mentjes, a three-time best-selling author, recipient of the Small Business Administration’s Women in Business Champion Award, and recipient of two Lifetime Achievement Awards from two …

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Lift IOWA – Women In The News: 9-16-19

IOWA

Seven women have earned the title of Iowa state director on a Democratic presidential campaign this election cycle. That’s a marked shift in a field that men have long dominated. Des Moines Register
University of …

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On The Rise: 9-16-19

Sarah Evans (pictured)
Primary Health Care
Hired as residency clinic director at PHC Mercy
Des Moines

Roxanne Galkin
Lutheran Services in Iowa
Hired as director of team culture and engagement
Des Moines

Deb Poss
Holy Spirit Retirement …

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Salisbury House announces first Ghoulish Gala

The Salisbury House and Gardens will host its first Ghoulish Gala benefiting the Salisbury House Foundation on Oct. 19. The Ghoulish Gala is a “macabre-inspired Halloween event” that includes cocktail hour, dinner and a hosted …

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Pleasant Hill honors long-time resident Martha Miller

Martha Miller, a long-time Pleasant Hill resident and public servant, was recognized this week by the City Council when it unanimously approved renaming a portion of a street in her honor. The council unanimously voted …

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Rantizo awarded $40,000 at John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Venture Awards luncheon

Since launching an annual venture capital contest in 2006, Des Moines entrepreneur and venture capitalist John Pappajohn has been “happy to be the giver of money” to support entrepreneurs in the state, Pappajohn told the …

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Sept. 19: Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story

Host: Les Dames d’Escoffier Greater Des Moines Chapter 
About: Join in a thought-provoking food and film event that includes a screening of the documentary “Just Eat It,” a story of food waste told through the …

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Black, Hispanic students continue to lag behind peers academically, new state test results show

Black, Hispanic and low-income Iowa students continue to lag behind their peers academically, results from statewide exams released today by the Iowa Department of Education show.

Specifically, in the 2018-19 school year, half or more …

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Skatepark lands $500k state grant, closes in on doubled $6.1 million budget

Fundraising for the sharply increased budget for the Lauridsen Skatepark is nearly complete and got a boost with a $500,000 state grant this week, Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly said today. 

The project now is …

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Judge: Water lawsuit can proceed

Another high-profile water pollution case in Iowa will proceed after Polk County Judge Robert Hanson threw out the state’s motion for dismissal.

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement has teamed up with a Washington, D.C., nonprofit and …