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What they’re checking out: Week of June 7

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …

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Connecting housing and education

Panelists at this week’s Women Build Luncheon included, from left, Mary Chapman, vice president emeritus, Des Moines Area Community College; Bridget Cravens-Neely, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa; and Tascha Brown, director of…
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City of Des Moines to host Iowa Juneteenth Celebration Neighbors Day

The Des Moines Urban Experience plans its annual Iowa Juneteenth Neighbors Day this month. This event takes place in Western Gateway Park in Des Moines from noon to 7 p.m. on June 15. The event …

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UNI physics faculty awarded millions to research biomanufacturing, quantum computers and materials engineering

University of Northern Iowa physics faculty members will receive four federal grants to expand research efforts and support student training to enter the workforce. UNI will play a critical role in a five-year, $20 million …

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Iowa agency launches incubator to ease homelessness

The first-ever Iowa Innovation in Homelessness Incubator, an effort to implement new ideas to ease homelessness, has been launched by the Iowa Finance Authority. The agency is seeking proposals to address homelessness prevention or response. …

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With school out, Iowa food pantries report already being pushed to their limits

Just a few days after the close of the 2024 school year, the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Network assisted 2,080 unique individuals on June 4, setting a single-day record of people …

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Vermeer self-propelled baler named ABI’s ‘Coolest Thing Made in Iowa’

Pictured, from left, Vermeer Senior Engineering Manager-Research and Development Kent Thompson, MidWestOne Bank CEO Chip Reeves, Vermeer Assembler II Stan Fynaardt, ABI President Mike Ralston, Vermeer Assembler III Terry Patterson, Vermeer Vice President of Operations…
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Study by DMU researchers shows potential cancer therapy breakthrough using COVID-19 vaccine-related spike protein

In a study led by researchers at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, integral to COVID-19 vaccines, has shown promise as a novel approach to treating cervical cancer. This revelation …

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Apartment project proposed in Pleasant Hill for ‘extremely low-income’ adults

Greater Des Moines Supportive Housing, a nonprofit group that provides housing and services to people facing housing barriers, is proposing to build a four-story, 101-unit apartment building at 922 and 1000 N. Pleasant Hill Blvd.…
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Statewide primary election held Tuesday

Iowa held a statewide primary election Tuesday to determine candidates for Congress, the Iowa Legislature and county races in the November general election.

Lanon Baccam won the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 3 against …