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World Food Prize awards Borlaug Medallion to Vilsack

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack received the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion today in a ceremony led by World Food Prize Foundation President Kenneth Quinn. Quinn said the award was to “honor the U.S. Department of …

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Global Atlantic names new president for life insurance business

Dave Wilken

Global Atlantic Financial Group Ltd. has hired Dave Wilken as president of its Des Moines-based life insurance subsidiary, which does business as Accordia Life and Annuity Co. Most recently, Wilken was president of …

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Restaurant group wants uniform minimum wage

Radio Iowa: The Iowa Restaurant Association wants a uniform minimum wage throughout the state. “We would really like to see the Legislature step in and strengthen pre-emption laws so there is one minimum wage and one …

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Longtime Dowling president to retire in October 2017

Jerry Deegan, president of Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines since 2000, announced he will retire next fall. Deegan’s career in education has spanned 45 years, 40 of those on Dowling’s faculty and …

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Variety commits $800,000 to Blank Children’s emergency department

Variety — the Children’s Charity of Iowa announced it has committed $800,000 in support of the expansion and renovation of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Blank Children’s Hospital. With the support from Variety over the …

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Reimans donate $1.7 million to new gardens feature

Longtime Iowa State University donors Roy and Bobbi Reiman have pledged $1.7 million for the Sycamore Falls project at their namesake Reiman Gardens near Jack Trice Stadium. The project, part of a new 20-year master …

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Reports: Branstad accepts China ambassadorship

  Multiple news agencies, citing unnamed sources, have reported that longtime Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has accepted a post as U.S. ambassador to China.

Former Des Moines Register political reporter Jennifer Jacobs, now with Bloomberg, broke…
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Montana State’s Nook chosen as UNI president

  Mark Nook

Mark Nook, chancellor at Montana State University Billings, will become the 11th president of the University of Northern Iowa, the Iowa Board of Regents announced Tuesday.

The regents unanimously selected Nook from…
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Solheim Cup donates $13,000 to C.O.P.S.

The Solheim Cup’s November ticket-sale promotion to raise money for an Iowa organization that helps local police departments and families of officers killed on duty took in $13,000 for the charity. The event donated $5,000 …

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First class graduates from Drake Executive Education Center

The first cohort of 20 executives has graduated from the Executive Education Center at Drake University’s Leading Others program. The intensive 18-month program enhances participants’ ability to lead organizations through times of stability and change. The curriculum …