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Feb. 20: Linn County STEM Festival

Host: University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College
About: The goal of the Linn County STEM Festival is to bring science, technology, engineering and mathematics to life by assembling experienced scientists, engineers, teachers and education …

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VIDEO: IWLC’s 10th anniversary sendoff to 2017

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Yale study shows support for emissions limits

A poll released this week by Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found that a majority of U.S. registered voters support limits on carbon emissions from coal plants and other sources. More than two-thirds of …

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Rules committee approves increase in secretary of state fees

The Iowa Administrative Rules Review Committee has decided to let proposed fees charged by the secretary of state’s office go into effect. The Iowa Association of Business and Industry reported that the group successfully lobbied …

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Dana Co. announces leadership succession

The Dana Co., a Des Moines-based independent insurance agency, has named Cory Holland as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Dana Ramundt, who founded the agency in 1989, will move from his present role as president and …

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Foundation commits $50,000 for mental health project at DMU

Des Moines University plans to launch a pilot program next summer that officials say provides a groundbreaking approach to addressing Iowa’s critical shortage of mental health professionals. 

The Mid-Iowa Health Foundation announced Thursday a $50,000 …

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United Way outlines ‘aggressive’ legislative agenda

Would any workers in their right minds ever turn down a pay raise? They might — and some Greater Des Moines employees anecdotally have — if they realize it will push their pay above the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A Principal Global analyst weighs in on bitcoin’s wild ride

The ability to trade bitcoin futures on the Chicago Board Options Exchange may have given some degree of confidence about its legitimacy to skeptical investors, but there’s another, more basic element that’s driving the surge …

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Council reception set for departing Hensley, Moore

A public reception will be held at 3 p.m. Monday for Christine Hensley and Skip Moore, who will leave the Des Moines City Council at the end of the year. Hensley, the dean of the …

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Dhawan named to Principal data post

Greater Des Moines entrepreneur and startup supporter Tej Dhawan will take a new job Monday as chief data officer for Principal Financial Group, a finance giant that is one of the area’s biggest employers and …