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Healthiest State selects sites for AmeriCorps wellness projects

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, in partnership with Drake University, announced that AmeriCorps volunteers will be placed with six Iowa organizations at the end of this month. One full-time and one part-time volunteer will be…
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Walker named Leader of the Year by Women in Agribusiness

Kim Walker, a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in Des Moines and leader of the firm’s national food and agriculture industry team, has been named Leader of the Year by Women in Agribusiness and will receive…
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ISU, UNI faculty groups back UI ‘no confidence’ votes

Iowa Press Citizen: Members of faculty groups at the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University have issued statements of support for the “no confidence” votes taken last week against the Iowa Board of Regents …

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Wells Fargo makes $125 billion play to help Hispanic families with homeownership

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage plans a projected $125 billion in mortgage originations and $10 million to support initiatives to promote financial education and counseling for Hispanic home buyers over the next 10 years, the company announced …

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EPA proposes settlement in DM chemical case

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a settlement with the former Townsend Industries chemical storage facility in Pleasant Hill, where the agency responded to groundwater pollution from operations in the 1970s and 1980s. The …

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ABI names 40 to Leadership Iowa class

Forty leaders from across Iowa have been selected as members of Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation’s latest Leadership Iowa issues awareness class. The eight-month program is designed to foster a passion for civic engagement. The …

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Wells Fargo volunteers earn $60,000 for 27 Iowa nonprofits

Twenty-seven nonprofit organizations throughout Iowa will receive a total of $60,000 in grants from Wells Fargo & Co. through the company’s Volunteer Service Award program, which recognizes team members who make an exceptional impact through …

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Simpson College offers health leadership degree

Simpson College and six partnering organizations this morning announced the launch of a health services leadership program designed to meet an increasing demand for college graduates prepared to fill leadership positions in health care fields.…
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A taxing predicament: City Council tinkers with abatement

The Des Moines City Council at a workshop this morning moved to tinker with a possible new housing tax abatement program before a planned Oct. 26 vote on an issue that has council members under…
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VIDEO: Ignite Des Moines – Why brain drain is awesome for Iowa

Geoff Wood, founder of Gravitate, makes the case that despite the common perception, perhaps brain drain can in fact be good for Iowa.

Want more? The Business Record’s next Power Breakfast is titled “Ignite Des …