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Meredith names Farah Zaman chief privacy officer

Farah Zaman will be the new chief privacy officer at Meredith Corp., the company announced this week. Zaman will be responsible for leading Meredith’s privacy compliance, education and protection strategies. She previously worked in data …

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Oct. 22: 2019 Economic Update

Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
About: Bob Baur, executive director and chief global economist for Principal Global Investors, will speak at the 2019 Economic Update. In his role, Baur establishes and directs global …

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Reynolds appoints program manager for Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative

Gov. Kim Reynolds is appointing Liesl Seabert as the Rural Community Revitalization Program manager for the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, effective July 1. Seabert will work in conjunction with the governor’s office and be …

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Iowa Workforce Development partners with agencies on Iowa Disability Benefits Network

Iowa Workforce Development is partnering with state and local agencies to develop the new Iowa Disability Benefits Network, a website providing information to recipients of Social Security disability benefits, families and professionals supporting people with …

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Two Central Iowa executives named to Glassdoor Top CEOs list

The chief executives of two large Central Iowa companies have received exemplary ratings from their employees, earning them Top CEO spots in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards for 2019. Esfand Dinshaw, CEO of Sammons Financial Group in West Des …

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UnityPoint Health plans massive merger with Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health

West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health and Sanford Health today announced they have signed a letter of intent to pursue a merger, in a deal that would create one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems. …

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Annual home show will be held in Waukee in July

The 2019 HomeShowExpo will be held in Waukee this summer at the Reserve at Daybreak, northwest of the intersection of Ashworth Road and Ute Avenue. This is the first time since 2004 that the home show, sponsored by …

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Corteva stock up 2.6% with $1B stock repurchase

Corteva Agriscience’s shares have jumped 2.6 percent after the company on Wednesday announced a $1 billion share repurchase program over the next three years. The company also approved its first dividend, 13 cents per share, since it …

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$4 million expansion of Des Moines assisted living center announced

Construction has started on a $4 million expansion of Edencrest at Beaverdale Assisted Living and Memory Care at 3410 Beaver Ave., officials announced this week. Twenty apartments will be added to center, which now has …

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East Side wellness center to be named in honor of Harkin

Primary Health Care in Des Moines will honor former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin for his lifetime commitment to community health and wellness in a naming and dedication ceremony at the new PHC Wellness Center on …