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Above + Beyond Cancer announces new executive director

Above + Beyond Cancer, an Iowa-based nonprofit organization, has announced Brad Anderson as its new executive director. Over the past decade, Anderson has worked for a variety of local, state and national campaigns and causes. In addition to …

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NYT offers obit for Google Glass

Google Inc.’s announcement last month that it would sideline its trumpeted Glass wearable computer ended a run that started with media fanfare and ended with internal strife and lousy reviews, The New York Times reported.

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Submission period open for this year’s NOVA Awards

The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association is now accepting entries for the 10th annual NOVA Awards. All entries must have a marketing focus and have been completed between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, …

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Regents name Robillard as chair of UI presidential search panel

The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Dr. Jean Robillard, vice president for medical affairs at the University of Iowa, to chair the presidential search committee. The committee will lead efforts to replace President Sally …

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Des Moines names Wingert new police chief

Des Moines City Manager Scott Sanders has named veteran Des Moines officer Dana Wingert as the new police chief, subject to City Council confirmation, which is expected Monday. Wingert, a major who oversees the patrol division and …

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Greater Des Moines foreclosures continued to fall in November

Greater Des Moines foreclosure rates dropped to less than 1 percent of all mortgages in November, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said in a release. Foreclosures dropped to 0.99 percent in November, down from …

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Drop in oil prices led to rise in job cut announcements last month

Job cut announcements surged to their highest level in nearly two years in January, as falling oil prices prompted cost-cutting efforts in energy and related industries, ouplacement consulting firm Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc. said …

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Family music festival scheduled for Feb. 21

Employee & Family Resources will hold its annual Every Family Rocks! Music & Movement Festival on Feb. 21. Tickets to the event are $8 for kids, and children age 2 and under are free. Information …

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Tickets now on sale for annual Backstage Ball

The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition will celebrate 10 years of supporting the community through music at its annual Backstage Ball on Feb. 27. The event will be held at The Basement at the Des …

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Ryan named commissioner of Iowa Department of Public Safety

Gov. Terry Branstad has appointed Roxann Ryan as commissioner of the the Iowa Department of Public Safety, according to a release. Ryan had been serving as acting commissioner since Jan. 9, when Larry Noble retired. …