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Urbandale health center shares grant for oral health

Primary Health Care in Urbandale is among five Iowa centers that will share $1.9 million in grants from the U.S. Health and Human Services department to improve oral health. The nonprofit community health center will …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Jim Swanson honored by Waukee APEX program

Jim Swanson, partner and creative director of Performance Marketing, was honored with the APEX Catalyst Award from the Waukee Aspiring Professional Experience Program. The program brings high school students and local businesses together to collaborate…
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Iowa filmmakers’ work sought for new television program

Iowa Public Television and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs are seeking short, independent films by Iowans for a new television program called “The Film Lounge.” Submissions are due Aug. 12 and may be two to 30 …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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MidAmerican Energy to take art to new heights at Arts Festival

MidAmerican Energy Co. will host a colorful new event — BOOM! Art — at the Des Moines Arts Festival in Western Gateway Park June 24-26. BOOM! Art, which will be at the corner of 15th …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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First retailer opens in Kettlestone development

  A new Kum & Go convenience store opened today at Grand Prairie Parkway and Interstate 80, the southern edge of Waukee’s 1,700-acre Kettlestone development area. The store is the new development’s first retailer.  …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jun 16, 2016
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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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