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Free events, films planned at State Historical Museum of Iowa

History will get the red carpet treatment this summer at the State Historical Museum of Iowa. The museum announced the remaining details of its Blockbuster Summer free family programming, which kicked off in June. This …

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Warren County development group names new director

Hollie Askey has been named executive director of the Warren County Economic Development Corp., replacing Jason White, who left the organization earlier this year for a similar position in Oshkosh, Wis. Askey has served as …

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Drake students launch five companies

Ten Drake University students are developing five new businesses this summer in the second year of the Lorentzen Student Hatchery program backed by 1977 alumnus John C. Lorentzen, a partner in Winston & Strawn in …

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Celebrate Business Award nominations due by Aug. 19

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is joining with the Business Record to present the Celebrate Business Award to recognize unique and enduring business initiatives. Nominations are due by Aug. 19. Categories include community champion, innovation, …

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ISU names new human development and family studies chair

Carl Weems is the new professor and chair of human development and family studies at Iowa State University. He comes to Iowa State as the Department of Human Development and Family Studies is broadening its…
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VIDEO: All Policy is Health Policy – A video essay by Rick Kozin

 

 

Rick Kozin, director for Polk County Health Department gave this speech to the Tomorrow Plan board in April. The speech argues that all policy is health policy, be it transportation, employment, housing or …

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Iowa DOT chief predicts fewer roads, lights up national blogosphere

Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, has told audiences for months that Iowa can’t afford to maintain every road now in the system and needs to set priorities on which pavement to …

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Healthiest State creates TEAM tool for companies

The Healthiest State Initiative recently launched a free online training program designed to help Iowa businesses develop better relationships between supervisors and workers and to improve engagement and retention of employees.

 

The TEAM (Teaching Employees …

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Urbandale supports ProbioFerm expansion

The Urbandale City Council voted this week to support ProbioFerm LLC’s application for state tax incentives as part of the biotechnology firm’s plans to build a $1.9 million, 22,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse building on Justin …

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Story County Medical Center adding $24M clinic; three other rural hospital projects funded

A new medical clinic is being constructed at the Story County Medical Center in Nevada to help consolidate services to its main campus.

 

The $24 million project will receive approximately $22.3 million in USDA …