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DMACC names DeHart provost of Newton Campus

 

Joe DeHart

Joe DeHart has been named the new provost of Des Moines Area Community College’s Newton Campus. DeHart, who begins his new role Jan. 3, is currently DMACC’s executive director of Institutional Effectiveness, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2016
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Gross-Wen Technologies secures $225,000 from angel investor

Gross-Wen Technologies Inc. has secured $225,000 in additional financing from strategic angel investor Dave Furbush, founder and vice president of Midwest Project Partners Inc., the Iowa State University StartUp Factory reported. The capital will help …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2016
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Branstad seeks $2 million for broadband

Gov. Terry Branstad today said he hopes a new broadband initiative will attract $2 million in public and private support. About one-third of Iowa has fixed broadband service, while 75 percent of Iowans who have …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2016
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Home sales dropped in November but beat year-ago figure

Greater Des Moines home sales dropped in November from October but remained above levels for the same time last year. The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said today that 1,039 homes sold last month, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2016
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Blank Children’s Hospital’s expanded Emergency Department opens Tuesday

Young patients and their families will have access to a new state-of-the-art emergency department beginning Tuesday at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.  


Dr. Amy Groen

On Dec. 13, the recently completed Variety Pediatric …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Dec 13, 2016
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Des Moines-based West End Salvage lands in LeClaire

Cedar Valley Business Monthly: Another Iowa native and picker with star power among do-it-yourselfers is putting down roots in LeClaire. Don Short, owner of the Des Moines-based West End Architectural Salvage and star of the HGTV/DIY …
By BPC Staff | Dec 12, 2016
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Public input sought on statewide social studies standards

The Iowa Department of Education is seeking input from Iowans on a draft of proposed statewide social studies standards for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The draft represents the first statewide effort to update …
By BPC Staff | Dec 12, 2016
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Online retail giant Amazon to charge sales tax in Iowa

KCCI-TV: Online retailer giant Amazon says it will no longer be tax-free for Iowans starting Jan. 1. An Amazon spokeswoman said, “Amazon will be required to collect sales tax in Iowa beginning on Jan. 1, 2017,”…
By BPC Staff | Dec 12, 2016
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Partnership annual dinner speakers to address election lessons learned

The husband and wife duo of “Bloomberg View” Columnist Albert Hunt and “PBS NewsHour” anchor Judy Woodruff will address lessons learned in the 2016 election during their keynote address at the Greater Des Moines Partnership …
By BPC Staff | Dec 12, 2016
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Scientists: We’re not sure why tornado outbreaks are worse

A recent study in the journal Science reveals that tornado outbreaks are getting bigger, Iowa Environmental Focus reported. Scientists aren’t sure why. The study was published days after 18 tornadoes hit parts of the southeastern United States. …
By BPC Staff | Dec 12, 2016