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Iowa State ends membership with prestigious Association of American Universities

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Sixty-four years after joining the prestigious Association of American Universities — an invitation-only member group of North America’s most elite comprehensive research universities — Iowa State University today announced it’s leaving the group. …
By BPC Staff | Apr 21, 2022
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IowaWatch joins Investigate Midwest

Investigate Midwest, a nonprofit newsroom based in Champaign, Ill., has acquired IowaWatch, the organizations announced. As part of Investigate Midwest, IowaWatch (The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism) will cease operations as a nonprofit and evolve into …
By BPC Staff | Apr 21, 2022
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Catch Des Moines, Dew Tour recognized during 2022 Iowa Tourism Awards

Catch Des Moines has been recognized at the 2022 Iowa Tourism Awards for Outstanding Event for bringing the Dew Tour to Des Moines. The Dew Tour was named Outstanding Event, being described as one of …
By BPC Staff | Apr 21, 2022
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Des Moines offers $150,000 incentive to speed up Ingersoll Avenue rebuild

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines is offering $150,000 to incentivize contractors reconstructing the Ingersoll Avenue streetscape to complete the project early, a spokesperson for the city manager’s office said. Crews started the nearly $5.3 million third …
By BPC Staff | Apr 21, 2022
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Gaer named president of Recoop Disaster Insurance

Recoop Disaster Insurance in West Des Moines announced it has appointed Steve Gaer as its new president. Gaer joined the insurance startup company this month on a part-time basis while continuing in his current role …
By BPC Staff | Apr 21, 2022
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Art Center director Fleming to retire next year

After 25 years at the Des Moines Art Center, Jeff Fleming has announced he will retire as director in April 2023. Fleming began working at the Art Center as a curator in 1999, and was …
By BPC Staff | Apr 21, 2022
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2022 Workplace Wellbeing Conference registration closes on Friday

Registration for the Healthiest State Initiative’s 2022 Workplace Wellbeing Conference will close on Friday, April 22. Scheduled for April 27 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, the daylong event will include networking and learning …
By BPC Staff | Apr 21, 2022
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Iowa licensing board loses legal fight over subpoenaed patient records

Des Moines Register: An Iowa judge has quashed a state licensing board’s subpoena for a counseling center’s billing records. The Iowa Board of Behavioral Science issued a subpoena last spring, aimed at Ardent Counseling Center in …
By BPC Staff | Apr 20, 2022
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Wells Fargo celebrates completion of solar array in West Des Moines

Wells Fargo recently celebrated the completion of a solar energy project at its Jordan Creek campus in West Des Moines. The company touts the project as the largest behind-the-meter solar project in Iowa. It will …
By BPC Staff | Apr 20, 2022
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Tobacco companies pay out $53.2M in latest installment to Iowa

Iowa has received approximately $53.2 million in payments from U.S. tobacco companies this year as part of a multistate settlement agreement reached in 1998, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced. Iowa is among 45 states …
By BPC Staff | Apr 20, 2022