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On The Rise: 8-15-16

  Carrie Mueller Hired as the Heart Walk director at the American Heart Association Central Iowa. West Des Moines  
Katherine Toraason Hired as the Go Red For Women director at the American Heart Association Central Iowa.…
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On The Rise: 8-15-16

  Carrie Mueller Hired as the Heart Walk director at the American Heart Association Central Iowa. West Des Moines  
Katherine Toraason Hired as the Go Red For Women director at the American Heart Association Central Iowa.…
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Aug. 20: 2016 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reception

Host: Friends of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women About: Celebrate the induction of four women into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. When: 9:30 a.m. Where: State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust…
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Guest Opinion: Mindfulness over multitasking

BY LORI CHESSER | Partner and department chair, Davis Brown Law Firm
At times, do you feel you’re responsible for making the world spin on its axis?   That report is due next week and…
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Branstad: ‘Agriculture is going through challenging times again’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Gov. Terry Branstad and top legislative leaders expressed concern over new challenges facing rural communities and worries that commodity prices are lagging below the cost of production even as farmers are preparing for …

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Aug. 29: SBA/AARP Encore Entrepreneurship

Host: U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP About: The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP will host two free franchising workshops in West Des Moines and Urbandale for prospective small-business owners.The workshops will focus on the ins…
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Environmental organizations plan to create Service Squad

The Iowa Environmental Council and Iowa Rivers Revival plan to create a Service Squad that will coordinate volunteers for cleanup projects.  But first, they will join with Confluence Brewing Co. to hold a “clean water …

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Iowa weather running hotter than normal

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports that the weather over the past couple of weeks has been slightly warmer than normal, with about average rain.  Average rainfall statewide was 2.1 inches, a bit above …

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Igor moves into Gravitate power rankings

Geoff Wood, the innovation guru behind the Gravitate co-working site, has been compiling a completely subjective, just-for-fun set of power rankings. It’s a chance to highlight operations he thinks have legs, although he’s not saying …

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Tax incentive application approved for Drake area apartment project

The Des Moines City Council has approved Neighborhood Development Corp.’s application for an estimated $968,398 in state tax credits for a  $7.6 million project that would add 50 market-rate apartment units in the Drake University …