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Central College to expand food education program using Wellmark grant

Central College in Pella has received a $25,000 grant from the Wellmark Foundation to expand its sustainability education program. The grant will assist with the renovation of space for a garden classroom and kitchen to …

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Iowa State ‘McNair scholars’ program receives $1M federal grant

Iowa State University’s Graduate College has received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help underrepresented and first-generation students earn doctoral degrees under the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, according …

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Dec. 6: AA-ISP Des Moines Chapter Inside Sales/Sales Meeting

Host: American Association of Inside Sales Professionals
About: Come to the initial AA-ISP Chapter in Des Moines meeting to be able to network and share best practices among other sales leaders. Tom Leidigh and Janet …

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More than 14,000 Iowans sign up for Obamacare plans so far, ahead of last year

Cedar Rapids Gazette: More than 14,000 Iowans had signed up for health insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace through Nov. 18, according to new government data, exceeding the number who had done so last year …

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Holiday shopping continues today

Black Friday 2017 is in the books and Cyber Monday has begun. The number of transactions and the dollars spent were both ahead of last year’s totals in each hour so far this Cyber Monday, …

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Drake, diabetes association to host Dec. 2 community event

Drake University and the American Diabetes Association of Central Iowa will host a free community event on Dec. 2 to raise awareness of diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population. …

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Johnston wants public comments on planned town center

The city of Johnston is asking for public comment on a mixed-use redevelopment area that includes City Hall and has been under consultants’ microscopes for the last year. The plan focuses on roughly 30 acres …

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Meredith to acquire Time Inc. in $2.8 billion deal

Des Moines-based Meredith Corp. announced Sunday that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Time Inc., in an all-cash deal valued at $2.8 billion. 

“We are creating a …

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2018 conferences to engage men in leadership conversations

While Iowa Women Lead Change vocalized its intent at this year’s Central Iowa Conference to use 2018 as a platform to bring more men into the women’s leadership conversation, the theme for the organization’s five …

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Guest Opinion: Silencing your saboteur

By Jenna Knox | Director of strategic partnerships and development, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland

Comfortable Connie.

She likes to play it safe. Only raising her hand for the projects she knows she can manage.

Frequently …