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Volunteer Iowa approves $12.7 million for AmeriCorps programs

Volunteer Iowa has approved $12.7 million in federal and state AmeriCorps funding that will leverage private and local funding to support 980 AmeriCorps members. With these awards, Iowa will now have nearly 1,600 AmeriCorps members …

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40 Iowans graduate from Leadership Iowa

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry Conference graduated 40 Iowans from the annual Leadership Iowa program. Participants traveled throughout the state from October 2017 to June this year, learning about agriculture, workforce demographics and other …

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Majority of Iowa stocks posted gains in June

Fourteen out of 22 Iowa-based companies posted gains for the month of June. Two remained unchanged and six posted losses. 

Winnebago Industries Inc. posted a 12 percent gain, followed by Lee Enterprises Inc. with an …

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Sept. 18: Chrysalis Inspired event featuring Tiffany Shlain

Host: Chrysalis Foundation
About: Inspired is the Chrysalis Foundation’s annual fundraising event to convene as a community and amplify the mission of empowering girls and women: to ensure the safety, security, education and economic empowerment of …

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Dupaco, Bankers Trust named best-in-state by Forbes

Dupaco Community Credit Union, based in Dubuque, and Bankers Trust Co., based in Des Moines, are named the top-rated credit union and bank in Iowa as part of Forbes’ first Best-in-State credit union and bank rankings. …

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Leadership Institute seeks nonprofit project proposals

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is seeking proposals for its Community Leadership Program class projects. Each year, the Community Leadership Program partners with local nonprofit organizations on projects that provide meaningful leadership development opportunities …

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Nopoulos to chair psychiatry department at Carver College of Medicine

Peggy Nopoulos, M.D., has been named chair and departmental executive officer of the Psychiatry Department in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, effective July 1. Her selection follows a national search in which she …

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Survey: Iowa economy looks good; will there be anybody to hire?

Ninety percent of Iowa Business Council members anticipate higher sales in the next six months, as Iowa’s largest employers express continued optimism for the economy.

According to the IBC’s second-quarter economic survey released today, two-thirds of the …

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Allegiant flight makes emergency landing in Cedar Rapids after reports of smoke

Des Moines Register: A flight headed to Arizona from Cedar Rapids grounded Wednesday after reports of smoke on board caused an emergency landing. The plane returned to the Eastern Iowa Airport minutes after taking off, after …

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Delta Dental foundation donates more than 195,000 toothbrushes for kids statewide

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has donated more than 195,000 toothbrushes for I-Smile and Iowa Head Start programs in all 99 Iowa counties. The donation is part of the foundation’s education and outreach efforts to …