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Companies seek to raise $450,000 for computer science in schools project

Elementary students in a half-dozen low-income areas of Iowa will get access to innovative computer science instruction through an initiative announced today by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The initiative will get startup funding from …

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Sept. 8: Multicultural Fall Festival

Host: Des Moines Public Library
About: Parade, stage music acts, drawings, food vendors, community information tables, inflatables, children’s games, live music by reggae band Jahblues and Latin band Parranderos Latin Combo. 
When: 11 a.m. to …

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IEDA delays Mason City project financing deadline, again

Mason City has until Sept. 17 to provide details of hotel financing to the Iowa Economic Development Authority, the board decided unanimously on Friday, reports the Mason City Globe Gazette. Although the board agreed with IEDA …

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Soybean gall midge detected in northwestern Iowa soybeans

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach entomologists have confirmed soybean gall midge infestations in 12 Iowa counties, reports Successful Farming. Cultural practices or insecticidal seed treatment does not appear to effectively suppress the midges, entomologists said. So …

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Congressman Boswell’s funeral set for Saturday in Lamoni

The funeral for former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell will be held Saturday on the Graceland University Campus in Lamoni, reports Radio Iowa. Boswell, 84, was found unresponsive in his Decatur County home after 2 a.m. on …

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IEDA approves funding for Iowa Bioscience Development Center

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board on Friday approved $4.5 million in funding for the creation of the Iowa Bioscience Development Center.  

The grant for the Iowa Bioscience Development Center supports implementation of a Biosciences …

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Guest opinion: Creating margin in your life

By Brittany Heard | Financial planner, Foster Group

I am a hyper-efficient, Type-A, competitive achiever. As a working mom, I often feel stretched in many directions when I try to be the best possible employee, co-worker,…
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Guest opinion: Providing feedback to encourage the heart

By Ginny Wilson-Peters | President and owner, Integrity Integrated

Encourage the heart by giving people positive feedback. Great leaders take the time and commitment to encourage the heart of people, and yet many people and leaders struggle …

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LEAP series to conclude with ‘The Power of Her’ summit

Registration is open for “The Power of Her” summit, an inaugural event that will bring to a close the 2018 series of the Leadership Education and Advancement Pipeline (LEAP) women’s leadership development program. 

The summit, hosted …

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Jenna Hager Bush, Molly Bloom to keynote 2019 IWLC conferences

Iowa Women Lead Change recently announced Jenna Hager Bush and Molly Bloom will be keynote speakers at the organization’s Siouxland and Quad Cities leadership conferences, respectively. Hager, a former first daughter, is an author, a …