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Regents name Braun as executive director

The Board of Regents has hired Mark Braun, currently the chief operating officer of the board, as its next executive director. Braun, who will begin his new duties Nov. 1, succeeds Robert Donley, who resigned …

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ICYMI: Future Ready Iowa task force recommends training funds

Gov. Kim Reynolds last week said she will ask legislators to set aside at least $5 million for new scholarships and grants to Iowans seeking a college degree or professional training beyond high school, Radio …

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Reuters: Weedkiller study skewed

The World Health Organization’s cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of the weedkiller glyphosate that suggested there was no link between the Roundup ingredient and cancer in laboratory animals, …

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Des Moines prepares to approve deal for future Kemin expansion

Less than two months after celebrating the grand opening of its new worldwide headquarters, Kemin Industries Inc. is preparing for future expansion, with plans to buy nearly 23.6 acres of land north and east of …

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Iowa Sierra Club calls for hog confinement moratorium

After a new federal report found Iowa has 5,000 previously unreported livestock operations, the Iowa Chapter of the nonprofit national environmental group Sierra Club called for a moratorium on new hog confinements.

The proposed moratorium …

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Nov. 15: Cultivating Your Creativity

Host: The Association for Women in Communications Des Moines Chapter
About: Debra Landwehr Engle, author, speaker and writing mentor, will share tips on nurturing and supersizing your creativity. Whether in a corporate setting or as …

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Windy weather blows MidAmerican past energy milestone

KCCI-TV: The powerful wind last week did more than just blow your leaves around. Wind on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 blew hard enough for wind turbines to provide energy to meet all of MidAmerican Energy’s …

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Iowa Democrats offer health insurance option

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Two Democratic legislators Friday called for shifting Iowa’s privately run Medicaid system back to a fee-for-service state program in a cost-saving move they say would fund a new public health insurance option for …

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IowaWORKS Center to move to Army Post Road

Iowa Workforce Development plans to move its IowaWORKS Center in Des Moines to a new location at 200 Army Post Road effective Nov. 20. The center is located at 430 E. Grand Ave. “When the …

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Healthiest State accepting award nominations

The Healthiest State Initiative is now accepting nominations to recognize Iowa workplaces, schools, communities and individuals for advancing efforts to improve the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans. Award nominations are considered in the …