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Iowa Department of Education seeks input on physical education standards

The Iowa Department of Education is seeking public input on proposed physical education and health standards. The standards, selected by the Physical Education and Health Standards Review Team, would be recommended to schools, but not required. …

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VIDEO: Experts assess Iowa’s support of entrepreneurship

What is your assessment of the state of innovation and entrepreneurship in Iowa? We asked a panel of experts at today’s Power Breakfast to give us their insights.

Watch the video to hear the responses …

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Dec.11: Building the Future Workforce – What HR Needs to Know Now

Host: Central Iowa SHRM 
About: The Central Iowa SHRM Workforce Readiness Committee has been busy building relationships around its new mission for 2018: Based upon employment market trends, this committee will foster partnerships with community organizations …

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Delta Dental to roll out InsuranceMenu platform statewide

Delta Dental of Iowa has announced a partnership with InsuranceMenu, an insurance quoting and employee enrollment tool. The digital platform is designed to automate and overcome barriers in the small business market and make it …

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ICR Future brings local Hour of Code to regional schools

ICR IOWA is teaming up with educators and local agencies to bring the global initiative Hour of Code to eastern Iowa schools Dec. 3-9, reports Corridor Business Journal. The program is supported through ICR Future, a …

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Hy-Vee portfolio is swelling at Hurd Real Estate

Hurd Real Estate has acquired seven Hy-Vee Inc. food stores in three states for $41 million, bringing its holdings in the West Des Moines-based company to 28 grocery stores and 12 convenience stores in six …

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Cal Lewis leaves behind a ‘string of pearls’

Calvin “Cal” F. Lewis, an architect who helped shape what would become the Western Gateway and who marveled at what he called the “string of pearls” that linked the Iowa state Capitol to the Krause …

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Survey: Small businesses feeling strain of tight workforce

Small businesses are feeling the strain of a tight labor market, according to results from a national survey released Wednesday. Nevertheless, small business owners’ optimism about the national economy is at an all-time high, according …

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IWLC opens registration for Ascent Leadership Program

Iowa Women Lead Change announced it will launch the Ascent Leadership Program in January. The 12-month program is targeted to midlevel, high-potential employees to fill the pipeline of future women leaders. Facilitated through an interactive virtual …

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Menards is adding its fifth store in the Des Moines area

Des Moines Register: Menards Inc. has started construction on a 200,000-square-foot store in Grimes. The Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer’s latest metro store will be located near Iowa Highway 141, north of Walmart.…

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