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Guest opinion: Life lessons from a 2-year-old

I was sitting down with my son a few nights ago and I quickly became enamored with watching him play. He was having so much fun just being right there, smiling and loving life, and …

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Guest opinion: LEAD like a girl

As I was scrolling through my LinkedIn newsfeed this week, I came across the video of the press conference with Muffet McGraw, the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame. When asked …

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Van Gundy joins Hy-Vee as VP

Iowa Business Council Executive Director Georgia Van Gundy will leave her post to become senior vice president of Hy-Vee in September. She will work in administration and  industry/government relations, Hy-Vee announced. Van Gundy, one of this …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: The workcation is changing — and taking one can boost your business

Summer is in full swing, and chances are (hopefully) you have had a chance to take a vacation and get a little R&R. If you’re like me, sometimes those vacations are actually planned as workcations …

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MidWestOne reports better than expected Q2 earnings

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa City-based MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. reported an improved second-quarter profit of $10.7 million Thursday and earnings of 72 cents per share. Earnings per share rose 7.5% from 67 cents in the second …

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Deadline approaching for Last-Dollar Scholarship applications

Gov. Kim Reynolds is encouraging Iowans who are eligible for the new Last-Dollar Scholarship program to apply by the Aug. 1 deadline. The Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship is available to new high school graduates …

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Khan wins Grinnell Prize

Shafiq R. Khan, founder and CEO of Empower People, has been awarded the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize. Khan and his organization have worked to stop bride trafficking in north India and to …

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Farm Bureau: ‘Trade over aid’

As details rolled out about President Donald Trump’s latest aid package for tariff-battered farmers, Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill said the damage-lessening payments aren’t the ultimate goal. “Iowa farmers appreciate President Trump’s concern for farm families …

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10th public art bus unveiled in downtown Des Moines

The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) have unveiled Des Moines’ 10th public art bus as part of the Project Spaces initiative, which places contemporary works …

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Newsroom 515 Panel video: The future of Iowa manufacturing

There are a lot of exciting things happening within the walls of Iowa manufacturers, and we heard some expert insight from a few key leaders who are in the midst of changes that will shape …