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More than $1.5M awarded to support arts, culture jobs

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to support arts and cultural jobs, and programming in the humanities. In a news release, officials with the cultural affairs department said …

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DMACC expands Workforce Training Academy programs to all campuses

Des Moines Area Community College announced that it has expanded its Workforce Training Academy tuition assistance programs on a districtwide level. The community college has provided the program — which provides free training in short-term …

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Saydel High School cancels classes today ‘due to lack of available staff’

Des Moines Register: Classes were canceled today at Saydel High School “due to lack of available staff,” according to a message posted on the Saydel Community School District’s website. Woodside Middle School and Cornell Elementary School …

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CISS opens new apartments for homeless

The new addition to the Central Iowa Shelter and Services Complex on Mulberry Street opened this week, culminating a project that was more than a year in the making. The $4.9 million project added 24 studio apartments …

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Kemin Industries to break ground on $40M protein ingredient plant in Missouri

Kemin Industries announced it is breaking ground today on a new manufacturing site in southwestern Missouri to produce clean-label ingredients that are used in a variety of applications for the food technologies sector. Located in …

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Bill Kimberley honored by homebuilder association

Bill Kimberley, owner and president of Kimberley Development Corp., recently was presented with the Lloyd E. Clark Lifetime Achievement Award by the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines. He also was inducted into the …

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Iowa Leading Indicators Index remains unchanged in September

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased 0.1% in September from August, but due to rounding, the index remained at 109.3. September is the 12th month in a row the index has increased. The monthly diffusion …

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Amid disasters, Iowa farmers tap a record $83 million in conservation assistance

Des Moines Register: Iowa farmers turned to federal conservation programs to help cope with recent large natural disasters, helping drive spending to a record $83 million last fiscal year, the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Iowa …

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Ivy College rolls out Master of Health Care Analytics and Operations degree program

The Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University announced that it now offers a Master of Health Care Analytics and Operations degree program. Recently approved by the Iowa Board of Regents, the part-time MHAO degree program …

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Partnership to offer webinar about federal vaccine mandate

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a webinar on Monday, Nov. 15, to help businesses navigate the proposed federal vaccine requirements. The webinar, scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m., is designed to help companies understand the …