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Iowa Women Lead Change conference announces speakers

Award-winning actress and women’s advocate Geena Davis will be among the keynote speakers for the Iowa Women (And Men) Lead Change: Better Together conference to be held Nov. 6-7 in Des Moines. Also joining the …

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Wayne Ford donates political papers to Drake University

Wayne Ford, a pioneering Iowa elected official and nonprofit leader who has dedicated his life to improving the lives of Iowa’s diverse population, announced today that he will donate his historical papers and materials to …

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New bill in Iowa Legislature calls for replacing current energy efficiency test

The Iowa Senate will consider scrapping the “societal cost test” model when it comes to evaluating utility energy-efficiency programs. Midwest Energy News reports that major utilities are lobbying the Iowa Senate to support a new evaluation measure …

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Partnership rolls out national digital campaign to lure talent

A new digital campaign from the Greater Des Moines Partnership will use videos of current residents to show prospective workers and businesses the types of lifestyles represented in Greater Des Moines.

The idea is to …

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Heartland a Forbes ‘best bank’ for second consecutive year

Dubuque-based Heartland Financial USA Inc. has been named a “Forbes Best Bank 2018” in the publication’s annual review of the largest publicly traded banks and thrifts. Heartland ranked No. 60 in a listing of the …

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Idaho has the potatoes but wants Iowa’s data centers

Idaho’s legislature is weighing tax breaks to lure the type of data center development found in Iowa, which the Idaho Statesman dubbed “the new server state.” Idaho has some smaller-scale server farms, but it wants the Apple/Google/Microsoft …

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Des Moines palliative care doctor named hospice company CMO

Dr. Timothy Ihrig, a nationally known expert in palliative care who is based in Des Moines, has been named chief medical officer of Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care, a leading hospice provider that operates 11 locations …

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Uber will launch food delivery service in Des Moines

Des Moines Register: Having food from local restaurants delivered to your door will soon be a bit easier in the Des Moines area. Uber Eats, the food delivery arm of the popular ride-sharing company, plans to …

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Guest Opinion: Do billionaires’ projects really need to be subsidized?

Who you are makes all the difference in the world. 

Or so it seems.

Two examples illustrate this fact of modern-day life in our United States.

If you walk up to someone in Iowa and demand …

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Construction workers more likely to die from opioid overdoses

Construction workers are particularly vulnerable to the opioid crisis, according to a new report by the Midwest Economic Policy Institute. 

Nearly 1,000 Midwest construction workers died from opioid overdoses in 2015 at a cost of …