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W.D.M. chamber names Wallace new president/CEO

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Ed Wallace, deputy director of Iowa Workforce Development, has been named president and CEO of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, effective Aug. 22. “Ed could recognize we are on a unique …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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W.D.M. chamber names Wallace new president/CEO

Ed Wallace

Ed Wallace, deputy director of Iowa Workforce Development, has been named president and CEO of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, effective Aug. 22. “Ed could recognize we are on a unique …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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DMACC names provost for Boone campus

Des Moines Area Community College has hired a Texas college administrator as the next provost of the DMACC Boone campus. Drew Nelson, originally from Minnesota, has been dean of liberal arts and sciences at Alvin …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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Telligen acquires Colorado-based wellness company

Telligen Inc., a West Des Moines-based population health management company, announced it has acquired Total Well-Being, an employee health and well-being company with headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colo., effective Aug. 1. “Telligen has long offered employee-centric health …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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TrueNorth expands Greater Des Moines presence

Officials from Cedar Rapids-based TrueNorth, with Frank Berlin & Associates and Rowles, Hayes and Carney, announced that FB&A and RHC will adopt the TrueNorth name and brand to expand the firm’s presence throughout Greater Des …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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Funding OK’d for Waterloo white-water course design

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A controversial downtown white-water course remained afloat as city leaders authorized additional design work. Waterloo City Council members voted 5-1 Monday to approve more engineering related to the proposed course along the east …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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ACA health insurance rates to rise

Quad-City Times: Obamacare health insurance premium increases are expected to accelerate in Iowa, according to studies of the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study that suggested the growth will be …
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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Sept. 30: Book Ball 150

Host: Des Moines Public Library Foundation About: Book Ball 150 is the 2016 signature fundraising event for the Des Moines Public Library Foundation. Celebrating 150 years of the Des Moines Public Library serving our community,…
By BPC Staff | Aug 3, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Downtown gets good reviews for walkability

Downtown Des Moines has enviable pedestrian sidewalks and walkways compared with many other urban areas. Now it just has to persuade residents to get out there and use them, says a walkability expert.

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By JOE GARDYASZ | Aug 3, 2016
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A new name for neighborhoods around Ingersoll and Grand

The area defined by the Ingersoll self-supported municipal improvement district — and it’s a big district — now has a name: The Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand. Announcement of the new branding effort for the …
By BPC Staff | Aug 2, 2016