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GuideOne adds armed-intruder training and consulting service

GuideOne Insurance announced it has formed an alliance with Strategos International, a Kansas City-based organization that will offer training and consulting to GuideOne customers in all niches – churches, schools, nonprofits, senior living communities and …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2019
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Meals from the Heartland calls for volunteers for 12th Annual Hunger Fight

As Iowa families prepare their children for the next school year, far too many Iowa children will start each school day without breakfast and go to bed with a hungry stomach. One in six Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2019
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W.D.M. Community Foundation awards grants

The West Des Moines Community Foundation presented a combined $16,800 in grants to the following seven organizations through the first six months of the year:
– Ballet Des Moines – Nutcracker scrim.
– Iowa Youth Rugby – Youth …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2019
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Iowa Able Foundation board approves new loan options, loan forgiveness programs

The Iowa Able Foundation’s board of directors approved four new and expanded loan programs aimed at Iowans with disabilities that will be piloted in Polk, Black Hawk and Story counties, the foundation announced Sunday. The initiatives …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2019
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Meskwaki Nation receives EPA approval to administer water quality standards

Tribal leaders of the Meskwaki Nation joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 officials in a signing ceremony on Thursday as the tribe assumed responsibilities to administer the Clean Water Act’s Water Quality Standards and …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2019
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$15.5 million hotel proposed for Gray’s Landing development south of downtown

A $15.5 million, 98-room hotel is proposed for south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in an area teeming with construction activity.

Sherman Associates of Minneapolis plans to build the hotel – a Tru by …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Aug 19, 2019
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Report: Authenticity, adaptability key to women’s C-suite success

Eighty percent of women say they think they adapt better to stress than their male colleagues, yet more than half say they changed their leadership style to get promoted, according to a new report. 

According …
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Aug 19, 2019
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Guest opinion: What to keep in mind when working remotely

By Lara Plathe | Senior project manager, Strategic America

More and more companies are seeing the value of letting employees work remotely. According to a study by Owl Labs, 52% of employees from all over the world work …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2019
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Community funding event Flourish returns for second year

FemCity Des Moines announced last week it will host its second annual Flourish, a community event designed to give female business owners a chance to earn funding. The event will be held Nov. 12 at …
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Aug 19, 2019
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Fowler named general manager at Ames Tribune

Ames Tribune: Kim Fowler recently joined the Ames Tribune as its general manager, bringing with her 27 years of experience working for leading media companies. In her new role, Fowler will also oversee affiliated newspapers …
By BPC Staff | Aug 19, 2019
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