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July 20: Animal Health in the Heartland: Biotechnology’s Role in Emergency Preparedness Symposium

Host: BioNebraska and the Iowa Biotechnology Association About: BioNebraska and the Iowa Biotechnology Association are collaborating on an animal health symposium scheduled for July 20 in Omaha that will focus on the biotech industry’s role in mitigating…
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Cedar Rapids mayor calls for state minimum wage standards

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, a member of a Linn County minimum wage study group, called on Gov. Terry Branstad and the Legislature to develop statewide standards for a minimum wage before a …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Wells Fargo pledges $150,000 to Goodwill capital campaign

Wells Fargo has announced it is pledging a $150,000 gift in support of Goodwill of Central Iowa’s “Celebrating Our Past, Building Futures” capital campaign. The three-year, $8 million campaign, which was announced in September 2015, supports moving …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Graduation Walk expands to reach middle schoolers

The eighth annual Graduation Walk will expand its focus this year beyond high schoolers to middle school students with high rates of absenteeism or who are struggling academically. Volunteers for the Aug. 27 event will …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Prairie Meadows owes $60 million in taxes, according to IRS report

The Internal Revenue Service says Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino owes $60 million in taxes it has avoided paying as a nonprofit social welfare organization; Prairie Meadows says it doesn’t owe a penny, The Des Moines …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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River restoration workshops planned for northeast Iowa

Iowa Rivers Revival and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host meetings in northeast Iowa to discuss river restoration benefits and practices. The workshops are geared toward landowners, natural resource professionals, engineers, paddlers, anglers, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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River restoration workshops planned for northeast Iowa

Iowa Rivers Revival and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host meetings in northeast Iowa to discuss river restoration benefits and practices. The workshops are geared toward landowners, natural resource professionals, engineers, paddlers, anglers, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Nominate companies for Celebrate Business

Applications are now open for the Celebrate Business Awards, presented by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Business Record. The Celebrate Business Awards promote the development of the Greater Des Moines business community by…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jun 16, 2016
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July 13 and 21: Beyond Diversity – Moving from Unconscious Bias to Acceptance in the Workplace

Host: Hardman Consulting and Pokorny Consulting About: This event will strengthen your organization’s diversity initiatives by inspiring people to examine how their unconscious biases about people create “walls and fences” that prevent authentic acceptance of others. Participants…
By BPC Staff | Jun 15, 2016
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Volunteers to build literacy kits for Read to Succeed

On June 20 — the longest day of the year — more than 1,200 Central Iowans will volunteer at sites across the community for Literacy Solstice, a signature event of United Way’s Read to Succeed …
By BPC Staff | Jun 15, 2016