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Reynolds receives Champion for Charter Schools Award

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has recognized Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds with a 2022 Champion for Charter Schools Award, the organization announced Tuesday. In 2021, Reynolds signed two bills into law that allow …

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Civility, building relationships a focus on day 1 of Partnership’s DMDC trip

Above: Scott Raecker, executive director of the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University, right, and Jack Howard, senior vice president for strategic advocacy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, left, discuss civility …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The scoop on the baby formula shortage

On a Sunday morning in 1993, our phone rang just after 5 a.m. It was a friend from church telling us that the levees surrounding the Des Moines Water Works plant had been breached and …

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Polk County seeks input on comprehensive plan update

Polk County is inviting the public to provide input on major pieces of its draft Polk 2050 Comprehensive Plan update. An open house will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 at …

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ISU community planning professor receives a Fulbright Scholar award

Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock, an Iowa State University assistant professor of community and regional planning, has received a 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to travel to Norway for his project on “The Social Impacts of Heritage …

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Iowa’s gasoline prices hit record high

Axios Des Moines: The average price of regular gasoline reached a record high in Iowa today at $4.12 a gallon, according to AAA. The national average was $4.40. A month ago, the average price in Iowa …

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New business increases F&G assets by 29% in first quarter

Des Moines-based annuity and life insurance company F&G reported total sales of $2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2022, a 57% increase over first quarter 2021 and an increase of 18% from the fourth …

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OneroRx expands into Missouri with acquisition of Medley Pharmacy

OneroRx Inc., a West Des Moines-based provider of integrated pharmacy services to patients in underserved markets, recently completed an acquisition of Medley Pharmacy Inc., a pharmacy operator in Missouri. With the acquisition, OneroRx has expanded …

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Chase Bank plans to construct new three-story building along Ingersoll Avenue; existing structure will be razed

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA plans to construct a three-story bank building on the northwest corner of 31st Street and Ingersoll Avenue, building permit data from Des Moines shows. The building will replace an existing …

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Construction began on 1.2M square feet of industrial space in the first quarter in Des Moines

    A  212,000-square-foot industrial warehouse under construction at R&R Realty Group’s Center Pointe Business Park in Urbandale is one of five new warehouse projects that got underway in the first quarter in the Des…