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Iowa Females You Should Know: Kelly Eagle

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Kelly Eagle is marketing director for Des Moines-based LS2group. According to those who nominated Eagle, she “embraces opportunity, and truly believes each step in (a woman’s) career, whether forward, backward or sideways, is an…
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Guest Opinion: A lesson from nonprofits about women in leadership

BY MICHELLE BOOK | President and CEO, Food Bank of Iowa
It is an exciting time to be a woman. History is being made, and we are all a part of it. Women are breaking…
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Oct. 27 & Dec. 3: Build a better board for you organization

Host: Iowa Department of Human Rights and partners About: This is a free training session to build nonprofit boards that better represent diverse communities. This series of educational sessions seeks to empower, educate and connect…
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Iowa League of Women Voters wins ACLU award

The League of Women Voters of Iowa has been named the 2016 winner of the ACLU of Iowa’s Edward S. Allen Award. The group received the award for its “unwavering stance on the protection of voting…
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DNR asks for air-quality meeting items

 

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has long held meetings to give stakeholders a chance to learn about coming air quality rules and to give their input. The next Air Quality Client Contact Meeting …

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State sets standard deductions, interest rate for overdue taxes

 

The Iowa Department of Revenue set the 2017 interest rate for overdue taxes and refunds at 5 percent. The monthly interest rate will be 0.4 percent. The annual interest rate is based on the …

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Iowa’s employment rate stays at 4.2 percent

 

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent in September. The state’s jobless rate was 3.6 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly to 5 percent in September. “Due to …

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Energy Control Technologies approved for planned expansion in Urbandale

 

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board has approved a request by Energy Control Technologies, which provides software for the control of compressors, steam and gas turbines and centrifuges, for $37,500 in financial assistance for …

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Des Moines comprehensive plan receives state and national recognition

 

The city of Des Moines’ Plan DSM: Creating Our Tomorrow is the 2016 recipient of the Iowa chapter of the American Planning Association’s Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan. The Burnham Award is …

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Edwards among recipients of tourism awards

  The Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa presented 27 awards recognizing excellence in the tourism industry at a ceremony Thursday evening in Davenport during the 2016 Iowa Tourism Conference. Among those…