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Ames printing companies merge

Ames-based printing company Sigler has announced the acquisition of another Ames printing business, Alpha Copies and its franchise business Fastsigns. According to a news release, the deal will be effective on July 1. Alpha Copies …

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Receiver appointed in Valley West Mall foreclosure proceedings

Krista Freitag, who specializes in overseeing properties in foreclosure, has been appointed as receiver of Valley West Mall while a foreclosure petition makes its way through legal proceedings, a Polk County District Court judge ordered…
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Collins Aerospace selected to produce next-generation spacesuits for NASA

Corridor Business Journal: Collins Aerospace, along with partners ILC Dover and Oceaneering, has been selected to produce NASA’s next-generation spacesuit, which astronauts could wear when working outside the International Space Station and – within the next …

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Percentage of Iowa high school grads who are college-bound lowest since 1997

Des Moines Register: The percentage of 2021 Iowa public high school graduates who indicated they intended to pursue a “postsecondary education” — 72.6% — was the lowest figure since 1997, according to annual state reports. And …

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Community Foundation awards grants to WesleyLife, Iowa Homeless Youth Centers

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has awarded two Leadership Grants totaling $180,000 to organizations working to address food insecurity and mental health services in the community. According to a news release, WesleyLife received a …

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BR Buzz: Fearless takes on Sioux City

Fearless Editor Emily Kestel and I are on the road for Fearless again, this time in Sioux City, as part of our goal to empower Iowa women to succeed in work and life. One of…
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VIDEO: Watch yesterday’s Project515 Retail event

 

Consumer shopping habits were changing before the pandemic began. The economic turmoil caused by the global health crisis only quickened the move to buying everything from groceries to clothes and sporting equipment online. Now …

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Iowa State planning 700,000 square feet of new construction in next 30 years

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Over the next 30 years, Iowa State University is planning to renew or replace 2.3 million square feet of buildings on its Ames campus and build 700,000 square feet of new construction, according …

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Children and Family Urban Movement names new executive director

The River Bend neighborhood-based nonprofit Children and Family Urban Movement has named Rudy Trejo as its new executive director. Trejo currently serves as the assistant dean of students for campus enrichment and student equity at Drake University, …

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Dan Winters joins BHE Renewables

Dan Winters, who recently left WHO-TV, where he had been a reporter and weekend anchor, has been hired as vice president of communications and public affairs for BHE Renewables, according to Winters’ LinkedIn page. Winters had …