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Iowa State University is a part of “Collaborating for Kids,” a new partnership between the Iowa Department of Education, area education agencies and school districts aimed at getting all Iowa students reading on grade level …
Thousands of Iowa residents will join hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country who will serve as volunteers on the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday. Opportunities for getting involved are posted …
Iowa will receive an additional $6.8 million from the federal government to help it establish an online health-insurance exchange, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.<o:p></o:p>
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The grant is part of …
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was unchanged from November at 4.9 percent, Iowa Workforce Development announced this morning. A year earlier, the state’s unemployment rate stood at 5.6 percent. The U.S. jobless rate …
The city of Waukee announced that it has appointed Tim Moerman, currently the assistant city manager of Ankeny, as its city administrator. Moerman has more than 25 years of city administration experience and was involved …
St. Paul-based 3M is weighing plans to spend $29 million to upgrade its Ames plant with new equipment and added manufacturing capacity, The Des Moines Register reported. The company is seeking approximately $1.3 million in …
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index hit a five-year high today, amid better-than-forecast initial jobless claims and housing data, Bloomberg reported.
The S&P 500 had risen 0.6 percent to 1,481.53 as of 12:15 p.m. Central …
Try this one on for size: New research suggests that a few extra pounds or slightly larger waistline affects an executive’s perceived leadership ability, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Leadership experts and executive recruiters say …
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host its legislative day at the Iowa Statehouse on Feb. 14.
Partnership investors and regional members will have the chance to meet with individual state senators and representatives.
Remarks …
Garth Adams has been elected president of Belin McCormick Law Firm, the firm announced today.
Adams is a shareholder of the firm who practices primarily in the areas of venture capital, mergers, acquisitions and general …
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