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Character Counts! expands early childhood resources

The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University, headquarters for Character Counts!, has announced that new early childhood resources have been extended to 1,687 classrooms in Polk County due to $530,000 in grants. …

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Great Outdoors Foundation hires senior project manager

The Great Outdoors Foundation has hired Melissa Campbell to serve in the new role of senior project manager overseeing the foundation’s Conservation Acceleration Fund including its project pipeline, stakeholder outreach, and partner programs. She holds …

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Economic development incentives awarded to boost $14M in manufacturing investments

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board on Friday approved a loan and tax benefits to two companies in the state. The incentives will lead to the creation of 60 jobs and $14.6 million in new …

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Partnership and Harkin Institute to host workplace accessibility roundtable

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is partnering with the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement to host a workplace accessibility roundtable on June 9. The event aims to provide opportunities for individuals in …

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Chelesvig receives Broadway League’s lifetime achievement award

At the Broadway League’s Annual Spring Road Conference in New York, Des Moines Performing Arts President and CEO Jeff Chelesvig was presented with the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award for his decades of leadership and advocacy …

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ABI announces top 8 products in Coolest Things contest

Eight products have advanced to the next round of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s Coolest Thing Made in Iowa competition. The products will compete in head-to-head matchups to determine the final four products. Voting …

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Winnebago exec addresses latest layoffs

Daniel Sullivan, communications director for Winnebago Industries, told the Business Record why the company is laying off 196 people in northern Iowa. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act data released Thursday noted that 128 people …

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Feeding America study: Food insecurity has increased in every Iowa county

Food insecurity is up in all 99 Iowa counties.

That’s according to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. One in eight Iowans (12%) and one in six Iowa children (16.6%) face food insecurity, …

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Wintersteen to retire from ISU in 2026

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen announced today she will retire next year after a 46-year career with the university.

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In a message to the campus community, Wintersteen said she has asked the …

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Interstate designation for Highways 65/5 passes legislative hurdle

The Iowa House and Senate this week passed a bill that paves the way for a portion of U.S. Highway 65 and Iowa Highway 5 to be designated as a federal interstate, sending the bill …