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Drake receives Green Globes sustainability rating for new buildings

Drake University announced it has earned a rating of Two Green Globes for the sustainable construction practices used in its newest academic buildings, the Science Connector Building and Collier-Scripps Hall. The project, part of the …

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Iowa Speedway, Casey’s set up aid for tornado victims

Iowa Speedway and Casey’s General Stores are supporting the American Red Cross Greater Iowa Chapter in recovery efforts in Bondurant, Pella and Marshalltown after last week’s tornadoes. Fans attending this weekend’s Iowa Speedway races may donate …

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Tornado damage to major employers worries Marshalltown

Des Moines Register: Marshalltown faces some big questions as residents work to rebuild after Thursday’s tornado: The twister damaged two large employers — Lennox International and JBS Swift & Co. That means about 3,000 workers could …

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Hy-Vee to donate meals, beverages throughout tornado cleanup effort

Hy-Vee Inc. began donating meals, snacks and beverages to affected residents and emergency workers on Friday as recovery efforts began from the July 19 tornadoes. Hy-Vee’s outreach includes sending five Hy-Vee Healthy You Mobiles to …

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RAGBRAI co-founder, former Register columnist Kaul dies

Former Des Moines Register and Cedar Rapids Gazette columnist Donald Kaul, who co-founded the cross-state RAGBRAI bike ride, died Sunday at age 83 after battling prostate cancer, the Register reported. Kaul was known for forceful opinions that …

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Lottery sales set record in FY 2018

The Iowa Lottery set a record for overall sales in fiscal year 2018, buoyed by the fourth straight record for sales of instant-scratch tickets. Preliminary figures released Friday show that the Iowa Lottery generated nearly …

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East Grand road diet reduced injuries

The number of traffic accidents causing injuries along a revamped stretch of East Grand Avenue has fallen 58 percent in the 10 months since the project started. 

A pilot project narrowed vehicle traffic to two …

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FemCity Des Moines planning community investment event

FemCity Des Moines is seeking female business owners to apply to participate in an in-person, community funding event scheduled to take place later this year in West Des Moines.

The event, called Flourish, will be …

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Opinion: Still standing — and grateful

By Katherine Harrington | Director of strategic partnerships, Business Publications Corp.

There I am: Christmas Eve on my favorite ski run on Vail Mountain called “Hunky Dory.” It’s a blue run (intermediate), and this is an easy …

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Guest Opinion: Bridge jumpers welcome

By Michelle DeClerck | Founder, Conference Event Management

During your upbringing, you likely heard more clichés and sayings than you wanted to. Some actually made you roll your eyes because you weren’t allowed to talk back, including …