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Spotlight Innovation acquires majority stake in Memcine Pharmaceuticals

Spotlight Innovation Inc. announced Monday that it completed the acquisition of a majority ownership in Memcine Pharmaceuticals Inc., located at the University of Iowa Research Park in Coralville. Memcine Pharmaceuticals is developing its Immunoplex vaccine …

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ISU professor to discuss avian flu

The Science Center of Iowa will host a discussion of avian flu tonight, featuring Jim Roth, Iowa State University professor of veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine. The free public event, “Café Scientifique: Avian Flu & the …

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Splash Seafood to host next Downtown Chamber restaurant luncheon

The Downtown Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will host its next event in the Restaurant Luncheon Series at Splash Seafood, 303 Locust St. The June 17 luncheon will begin at noon and will focus on …

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Health program to target children’s asthma in low-income Des Moines neighborhoods

Organizers of a collaborative project aimed at improving the health of kids with asthma in some of Des Moines’ poorest neighborhoods are accepting a $250,000 federal grant this morning in Washington, D.C.

 

Multiagency project…
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Plan proposed to test D.M. walkability theory downtown

Plan proposed to test D.M. walkability theory BY KENT DARR | Senior Staff Writer | @KentDarr With urban planners telling us that we need a walkable city, Des Moines traffic engineers have a project in mind…
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Report: High Trestle Trail Bridge top spot on 600 miles of trails

The High Trestle Trail Bridge, once a gap in the regional paved trail network before opening in 2011, is today the most frequented segment of more than 600 miles of trails in Greater Des Moines, …

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ABI hires Anderson as vice president

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has hired Iowa Economic Development Authority veteran Kathy Anderson as vice president for member development and programs. Anderson worked at IEDA for nine years. Most recently she was program …

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‘Get Your Bib On’ aims to increase dental visits by Iowans

The Healthiest State Initiative on Friday launched “Get Your Bib On,” a campaign to educate Iowans about the importance of visiting the dentist regularly. “Our goal is to help Iowans understand why it is so …

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Wells Fargo donates $100,000 to Grand View

Wells Fargo & Co. has donated $100,000 to support Grand View University’s Financial Empowerment Plan (FEP), the university announced today.

 

The program is designed to help students and families plan and finance an entire …

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Indy developer to start on former Register and Tribune building

The resolution of a financing hiccup should allow a July 1 kickoff of the redevelopment of the former Register and Tribune building in downtown Des Moines, according to a report to the Des Moines City …