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DART hiring event puts applicants behind the wheel

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is offering an opportunity for people to put their driving skills to the test during a hiring event Nov. 2-3. Potential applicants will be able to drive a DART bus …

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Reggie’s Sleepout returns to in-person format Oct. 29

Reggie’s Sleepout, an annual event raising funds and awareness for Iowa youths experiencing homelessness, will return as an in-person event for the first time in two years on Oct. 29 at Drake Stadium. The event …

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Local Pancheros owners awarded franchise of the year

Two local owners of Pancheros Mexican Grill were awarded the franchise of the year award. Husband and wife Tyson and Shelly Robinson were selected as the 2022 winners for their locations in West Des Moines …

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State announces new public-private Iowa Stops Hunger Coalition to fight food insecurity

A new public-private pilot program that builds off Business Publications Corp.’s Iowa Stops Hunger initiative will target food-insecure women who may not qualify for assistance, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced today.…

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Court Avenue nightclub faces liquor suspension, fine

Operators of Shag’s, a nightclub in downtown Des Moines’ Court Avenue district, have agreed to have their liquor license suspended for 14 days and pay a $1,000 fine for allowing lewd behavior to occur at …

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MercyOne restoring information systems following CommonSpirit ransomware attack

MercyOne Central Iowa said today that CommonSpirit is in the process of restoring systems that were taken offline and MercyOne Central Iowa is beginning to restore access to the electronic health record system, electronic prescribing tools and …

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Business leaders share child care challenges, call for higher pay in meeting with Ernst, Grassley

Sen. Joni Ernst, right, speaks with Central Iowa business leaders Thursday during a roundtable discussion about how child care issues affect the workforce while Sen. Chuck Grassley and Emily Schmitt from Sukup Manufacturing Co. listen. Below: Kate …

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East High School Alumni Foundation capital campaign raises $4.1M

The East High School Alumni Foundation announced it has raised $4,171,000 for East High facilities and scholarships, exceeding the $4 million capital campaign goal. According to a news release, a new concessions and restroom building …

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Big truck expo, open house planned at Urbandale’s new maintenance facility

An open house and big truck expo will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the city of Urbandale’s newly completed parks and public works maintenance facility at 9401 Hickman Road. The $26 …

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Report: Iowa businesses cut 2,400 jobs in September

Iowa businesses shed 2,400 jobs in September, the first decline in job numbers since March, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.

Areas with the largest declines in jobs were health care and social assistance (1,000 jobs …