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Event Oct. 6 : New View Young Professionals breakfast

Ready for your annual job performance review? On Tuesday, Oct. 6, New View Young Professionals will host Bryan Martin, a human resources talent development manager from Merit Resources Inc., speaking on how to handle salary …

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Event Oct. 6: ia magazine unveiling party

An annual magazine about Iowa’s people, culture and natural beauty, iamagazine, will be unveiled at an open reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in downtown …

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A tour of the fattest states of America

Iowa now has the 16th-highest adult obesity rate in the nation, according to a new report published by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.


“The State of Obesity: Better Policies…
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Let there be light: St. Ambrose Cathedral

Another downtown landmark is getting exterior lights. Crews from Kaas Electric Inc. of Ankeny and RDG Planning & Design of Des Moines are busy today installing dimmable LED lights on the facade of the historic …

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Mercy partners with Immanuel for senior care services

Central Iowans in a nine-county area around Des Moines soon will have access to new health care services for seniors in a community setting rather than a nursing home or care facility, Mercy Medical Center – Des …

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Event Oct. 8: IowaWatch banquet to feature Paulson

The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism – IowaWatch’s annual banquet will feature former USA Today editor Ken Paulson. Paulson now is president of the First Amendment Center and dean of the College of Media and Entertainment …

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DMACC, Des Moines University join Partnership for a Healthier America

Des Moines Area Community College and Des Moines University are joining 37 other colleges and universities across the nation in the Partnership for a Healthier America Initiative. The initiative aims to make campuses healthier by adopting guidelines …

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MPO update finds bridge trouble; accident rate falls

A new report by the Des Moines Area  Metropolitan Planning Organization has found that bridges in the area have deteriorated since last year, and accident rates have climbed in low-income areas.


The MPO’s report was aimed in…
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Harrisvaccines gets first OK for its avian flu vaccine

Ames-based vaccine producer Harrisvaccines Inc. today announced it has been granted U.S. Department of Agriculture conditional licensure of the company’s Avian Influenza Vaccine, RNA. This is the first conditional license for highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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Gender wage gap narrows by just 1 cent

MarketWatch: The good news for women workers: The gender pay gap is narrower than anytime on record. The bad news? It narrowed by a paltry one cent. Women who worked full-time last year earned 78.6 …

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