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Walker to retire from Principal after 27 Years

Principal Financial Group has announced the retirement of Roberto Walker, who served as president of Principal Latin America for more than 12 years. Luis Valdés, former president of Principal International, will rejoin the company on …

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Briana Scurry shares story of resilience, recovery from brain injury at Principal

Briana Scurry a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist speaking at Principal Financial Group Thursday. Photo courtesy Principal

Briana Scurry passed around the two Olympic gold medals she once pawned.

One medal was from the 1996 Olympics …

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What they’re checking out: Week of May 12

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …

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The Elbert Files: ‘Swine Republic’

If you read one book about Iowa this year, read “The Swine Republic: Iowa’s Struggle With the Truth About Its Polluted Water and Agriculture” by Chris Jones, a hydrology expert who retires from the University …

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Developing communities through public art

Public art has long been a defining element in many cities, but it’s often viewed as a luxury, as art for art’s sake. Now, in many cities, artists and community leaders are working together to …

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On the Move: Week of May 12

Donna Lorenzo
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Hired as life new business specialist I
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Analee Gray
F&G
Hired as life new business specialist I
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Beimar Medina
F&G
Hired as senior software engineer
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Candice Endelman
F&G
Hired …

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Yahtzee, an arson dog, joins Des Moines Fire Department

Yahtzee, an English black lab, has joined the Des Moines Fire Department as an arson dog, the city announced.

The dog, which recently spent three months in Maine training, will detect fire accelerants in cases …

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Humanitarian who clears land mines and restores land for farming named 2023 World Food Prize laureate

Heidi Kühn, the 2023 World Food Prize laureate, is pictured (center) with a family in the Shomali Plains in Afghanistan, a country where she has worked to clear mines and restore the land for agriculture. Photos…
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Manchin calls for path for immigrants to fill US jobs

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., discusses immigration reform and debt ceiling talks during the first day of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC 2023 trip to Washington, D.C. Photo by the Greater Des Moines Partnership

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Additional allocations for affordable housing announced

Two affordable housing projects have been awarded money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act allocated to Polk County. The Polk County Housing Trust Fund is reviewing applications for the money and is awarding the funds.…