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Public meetings scheduled for draft water trails plan

Three public meetings are scheduled this month to take public comments on the draft Greater Des Moines Water Trails and Greenways Plan released today. The draft plan’s recommendations encompass 150 miles of creeks and rivers …

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Market District beckons more urban pioneers

This pioneering must be pretty exciting stuff. If you doubt it, chat for a few minutes with Jim Kottmeyer, who, along with brother-in-law Adam Petersen, plans to break ground this summer on a three-story office…
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Hubbell family to be honored at DMU’s Glanton Dinner

This fall, when Des Moines University celebrates the impact that its Glanton Fund has on students and the health professions, it also will highlight the impact the Hubbell family has had on DMU’s very existence. …

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WHO among Tribune TV stations darkened by fee dispute with Dish

Wall Street Journal: Unable to come to terms on a new distribution agreement, Tribune Media Co. said its 42 television stations, including WHO in Des Moines and WQAD in the Quad Cities, and the WGN America …

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Airport traffic up 4.6 percent in May

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport increased by 4.6 percent in May compared with the year-ago period, which increased year-to-date growth to 6.7 percent. A total of 220,557 passengers departed or arrived at the …

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Office building planned for D.M. Market District

Two Des Moines businesses have teamed up to develop a three-story, $10.7 million office building in the Des Moines Market District. The project will result in the extension of a new storm sewer to the…
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After 20 years, WNBA still struggles for media exposure

  Many doubted the WNBA would be around long when the women’s professional basketball league began play in 1997. But the league’s early stars gave it credibility, and this year, the WNBA plays its 20th…
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On The Rise: 6-13-16

  Amy Kline Hired as chief financial officer at Performance Marketing. West Des Moines   Megan Bendixen Hired as IowaHealth+ program manager at Iowa Primary Care Association. Urbandale   Alicia Midlang Promoted to branch manager at…
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SPEAK UP: Video ‘pranksters’ are cashing in on harassment of women

More and more vloggers are making money and enjoying notoriety built on the harassment or abuse of women, writes Laura Bates for The Guardian. Thousands of comments on the videos are playing a part in…
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SPEAK UP: 6 workplace realities women will face in 2040

Alexandra Levit of Water Cooler Wisdom writes about her 4-year-old daughter’s future, how the workplace will change by 2040, and what impact those changes will leave on the journey toward gender equity and increasing opportunities…