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Power Breakfast panel takeaways

By Kent Darr
Raise ‘em tough
Much was made of risk tolerance at Thursday’s Power Breakfast on Innovation Acceleration. Innovators seem to have a higher risk threshold than your average loafer in the street, panelists …

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Dec. 18: Living Intentionally: How to Make This Your Best Year Yet

Host: Iowa Center for Economic Success
About: Learn a practical way to live intentionally and set your course for a thriving life, 31 days at a time. The session, led by Dorene MacVey, owner and coach …

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Airbnb’s Iowa tax collections exceed expectations

Corridor Business Journal: Airbnb announced today that it delivered $900,000 in home sharing tax revenue on behalf of its Iowa hosts in the first year of its tax agreement with the state, exceeding initial projections. In …

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DMACC surg-tech program achieves 100 percent pass rate for fourth year

Des Moines Area Community College’s Surgical Technology Program has received the annual merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting for achieving a 100 percent pass rate on the Certified Surgical …

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Des Moines metro unemployment drops below 2 percent

The Des Moines metro unemployment rate is among the lowest in the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Des Moines-West Des Moines MSA had an unemployment rate of 1.9 …

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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 …