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On The Rise: 10-8-18

Lorrie Stedman (pictured)
Community Action Agency of Siouxland
Hired as chief development officer
Sioux City

Jennifer Schon
Northwestern College
Hired as associate director of institutional research
Orange City

Alpha Woodward

Wartburg College
Named director of music therapy…

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Legends of Manufacturing winners honored

Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, a program of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, recognized leaders in manufacturing during its fourth annual awards dinner this week. The honoree in the under-100-employee category is Tim Greene, owner …

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Work underway on joint Urbandale/Clive fire station

A $5 million fire station that will serve Clive and Urbandale is under construction at 15100 Meredith Drive in Urbandale. An agreement drafted by the cities lays out plans to share the cost of personnel. …

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Corro named CEO of Coopera; De Dios Woodward to lead PolicyWorks

Affiliates Management Co., parent company of Coopera, announced that Victor Miguel Corro has been promoted to CEO of Coopera. Corro succeeds current CEO Miriam De Dios Woodward, who has accepted the position of CEO of PolicyWorks LLC, …

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How to hack a Jeep Cherokee: Vulnerabilities, brakes and a stand-out warranty

When introducing the keynote speaker at the Iowa Tech Summit Tuesday morning, Paul Hlivko, chief technology officer at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, jokingly warned the audience to turn off any devices they wanted …

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SBA backs eight Central Iowa loans in September

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed eight private loans to Central Iowa businesses in September. 

The loans for a combined $2.2 million were for projects expected to create seven jobs and retain 29.


None of …

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Insurance accelerator wins international award

The Greater Des Moines Partnership received a Silver Excellence in Economic Development Award for the Global Insurance Accelerator in the category of Multi Year Economic Development from the International Economic Development Council on Tuesday in …

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Greater Des Moines is drawing people from Omaha, returnees

Greater Des Moines is drawing residents from Omaha, rural Iowa and, in the case of former residents returning, from all over the country, consultant-with-data James Chung told the Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series today. 

His presentation …

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Nov. 7: Roast & Toast honoring Nolden Gentry

Host: Urban Dreams 
About: Urban Dreams has been providing Des Moines’ inner city and Central Iowa with a wide range of human services programs in a comfortable and nonthreatening environment since 1985. The fundraiser is …

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Group: Iowa takes biggest energy efficiency dive in nation

A national nonprofit that ranks states’ energy efficiency efforts reported that Iowa fell farther than any other state in the latest tally, mainly because of a bill passed by lawmakers that capped many of the …