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Credit union representatives complete new financial coach program

Credit union representatives are learning how to help their members become better savers through the Iowa Credit Union Foundation’s new “People Helping People” Financial Coach Program. Thirty-nine attendees from 22 credit unions attended the three-day …

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BBB honors five companies

Five local businesses won Better Business Bureau Torch Awards, which recognize local companies for their commitment to fair, honest and ethical marketplace practices. Honorees included Ankeny Mini Storage; CJM Financial Inc. in Ankeny; Golden Openings …

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Wellmark Foundation awards 17 MATCH grants for community projects

The Wellmark Foundation has notified 17 Iowa organizations they will receive Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants up to $100,000, contingent upon securing the matching funds. Among the proposed projects is an all-inclusive playground …

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‘We have to be respectful stewards of the taxpayers’ money’

Former Des Moines City Councilwoman Christine Hensley introduces community leaders who called for the federal government to halt plans for a new courthouse on the downtown riverfront.

Molly Weber worked in the U.S. Courthouse in …

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CIRAS launches manufacturing survey

The Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) at Iowa State University plans to launch its latest needs survey of manufacturers in June. The questions, asked every two years, take stock of the condition of …

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MercyOne Des Moines names Goetz, Anderson to leadership roles

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center announced new leaders for Women’s Services and MercyOne Children’s Hospital. Kathy Goetz has been named market vice president of Women’s Services and MercyOne Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Tara Andersen has …

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Tegeler leaving Iowa taxpayers’ group

Gretchen Tegeler, who has led the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa since 2011, is leaving the group to work with the Iowa Health Care Collaborative. Tegeler submitted her resignation effective Sept. 1. “Gretchen has been …

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News conference planned today on proposed federal courthouse

Federal officials’ plans to replace this courthouse complex with a new facility on the former site of the Riverfront YMCA have stirred controversy that continues today with a news conference the Business Record will carry …

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Harkin Institute celebrates groundbreaking for new Drake campus facility

Rendering courtesy of Drake University

When the new home of the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement opens next year on the Drake University campus, it will provide not only more space for …

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Report: More moms contributing to family income, but public policy still lagging

While most mothers today make major contributions to their household budgets, our workplace culture and public policy landscape have yet to catch up to this reality, according to a new analysis of data released by …