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Everett receives 2018 Tocqueville Society Award

Nora Everett, president of Retirement and Income Solutions and chairman of Principal Funds with Principal Financial Group, has been honored with the 2018 Tocqueville Society Award. The award, United Way of Central Iowa’s highest honor,…
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Faga named CMO at Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa has named Patrick Faga, executive vice president of the property and casualty division, as chief marketing officer effective Oct. 1. Faga will oversee sales, marketing and training teams …

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Des Moines schools’ project among 13 STEM BEST awardees

The Des Moines Independent Community School District has been awarded a $25,000 STEM BEST grant from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The Des Moines project, as well as a STEM project by St. Theresa …

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Fareway, Boone High School partner for meat-cutting apprenticeships

Boone High School and Fareway Stores Inc. joined Gov. Kim Reynolds today in announcing the state’s first high school registered apprenticeship program in meat cutting. The program furthers the innovative work-based learning initiatives of Boone Edge, Future …

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Iowa has one of nation’s larger gender pay gaps, report says

Des Moines Register: Iowa women earn $10,637 less than men on average — one of the nation’s wider gaps in pay, according to a new analysis released this week. The American Association of University Women’s annual …

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Young Variety to host charity concert Nov. 2 at Noce

Young Variety, the young professionals group of Variety – the Children’s Charity, will host its first-ever charity concert on Nov. 2 at Noce in downtown Des Moines. The lineup includes Girls Rock DSM (a 2018 …

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Meals from the Heartland, FFA set 1 million-meal goal

The Iowa FFA Association and Meals from the Heartland have a goal to package 1 million meals during the 2018-19 school year. A new Hunger Champion contest will encourage chapters to organize a meal packaging event and …

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West Bancorporation reports a record third quarter

West Bancorporation Inc. of West Des Moines reported third-quarter net income of $7.1 million, or 43 cents per share, compared with profits in the year-ago period of $6.4 million, or 39 cents per share. For …

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Coming: Double-digit increase in property assessments next year

Here’s a fair warning: Property owners should gird themselves now for a double-digit increase in assessments next year. 

That’s the message Polk County Assessor Randy Ripperger is giving to elected officials who are bound to …

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West Des Moines in process of returning Sugar Creek stormwater district fees

The city of West Des Moines is in the process of refunding $468,294 to developers who paid fees to join a stormwater district that courts have said violated state law. The Sugar Creek stormwater district …