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Ames minister honored for 30-year fight against hunger

An Ames minister will receive a humanitarian award next month at the Iowa Hunger Summit sponsored by the World Food Prize organization. Rev. Russ Melby, will be awarded the Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian …

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Newton named a People’s All-Star Community

The Iowa League of Cities has recognized Newton as the 2015 People’s All-Star Community at the League’s Annual Conference and Exhibit. In August, judging began on Facebook. Newton was chosen to be among 10 communities …

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Science Center of Iowa to host traveling exhibition on race

The Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater (SCI) aims to inspire community dialogue about diversity and inclusion with a new traveling exhibition, “RACE: Are We So Different?, which will open on Oct. …

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Event Sept. 30: May, Bout, Everson to speak at ABI conference

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s Sept. 30 Advanced Manufacturing Conference at the Prairie Meadows Events Center in Altoona will feature author and consultant Matthew May in a keynote address. May authored “In Pursuit…
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Event Oct. 1: Iowa Caucus Consortium plans federal issues series

The Iowa Caucus Consortium will host a series on federal issues in October. In the first session former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Paul Stebbins, chairman emeritus of World Fuel Services Corp., will discuss the national…
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Des Moines GDP growth outpaces larger neighbors

A new federal report this week showed Iowa’s statewide gross domestic product growth lagging neighboring states, but Des Moines’ GDP grew more than its much-larger neighbors last year.


The new data released by the Bureau of Economic…
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Five regents met with UI President Harreld weeks before his hire

At least five members of the Iowa Board of Regents met with Bruce Harreld in the weeks before he was selected as the next president of the University of Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported. Some at …

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Lawsuit over diesel Volkswagens filed in Iowa

A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of anyone who bought diesel-engine Volkswagens in Iowa. A Missouri law firm said Thursday that it filed the lawsuit on behalf of Zachary Gall, of Independence, Mo., …

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Event Sept. 29-30: APSE Employment Summit

The 2015 Iowa APSE (Association of People Supporting Employment First) Employment Summit will be held Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Johnston. Iowa leaders dedicated to making jobs a reality for all …

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Symphony, Des Moines Performing Arts to unveil new acoustic shell

The Des Moines Symphony in partnership with Des Moines Performing Arts next week will unveil phase one of an acoustic project – a new orchestra shell. The shell will debut Sept. 26 and Sept. 27 …

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