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Community leadership survey deadline extended

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has extended the deadline for its community leadership study until Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11:59 p.m. The group is seeking community leaders’ input as it assesses leadership development needs …

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UI lawsuit alleges defective work on Old Capitol

Iowa City Press-Citizen: The University of Iowa is suing a contractor that it blames for defective construction work that damaged the historic Old Capitol building. UI hired Knutson Construction to restore and improve the campus icon …

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ISU alums preach innovation, eye Mars

Iowa State University alums-in-high-places Vance Coffman, former CEO at Lockheed Martin, and Dennis Muilenburg, who is chairman, president and CEO at Boeing Co., stopped by ISU last week to tell aerospace engineering students about the …

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Little Beaver Creek turns red; DNR investigates

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating what turned Little Beaver Creek red near the Grimes sewage treatment plant. The color, which may have been pollution from a local business, may have spread to …

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Windstream will merge with EarthLink

Windstream Holdings Inc. and EarthLink Holdings Corp. have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.1 billion, including debt, the companies said today in a joint news release. Windstream, based in Little Rock, …

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Graves receives Tocqueville Society Award

Lynn Graves

Lynn Graves has been honored with the 2016 Tocqueville Society Award. The award is United Way of Central Iowa’s highest honor, given annually to an individual or couple who exemplify inspirational and sustained …

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Hoping for a raise? You may be in luck

The Palmer Group’s annual salary survey is out, and it shows Central Iowa employers plan to bump up salaries as they try to hire and retain talent in a tight workforce climate.  In fact, 10.3 percent say…
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TED Talk: How to make stress your friend

Kelly McGonigal, health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, shares inspiring new research showing that stress may only negatively affect your health if you believe it will.


In the video shared by LeanIn.org, McGonigal offers …

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Nov. 15: Playwright Karen Schaeffer to speak at WOW November luncheon

About: The event, which includes two sessions for networking, will include lunch and a presentation by Karen Schaeffer, who penned her first play, “Girls’ Weekend,” at age 49 after realizing there were no plays out there…
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IPTV awarded regional Emmy for FarmHer documentary

Iowa Public Television has received a regional Emmy for its work on “FarmHer the Documentary.” The documentary explores the work of FarmHer and chronicles the important role women play in agriculture by following photographer Marji…