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Site plan for Waveland Trolley Loop gains support from boards

      Two Des Moines boards today recommended approval of a site plan for the proposed Waveland Trolley Loop park and interactive streetcar sculpture. The park would be located in the 4900 block of…
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Holmes Murphy hires chief analytics officer

Jeffrey Austin White has joined Holmes Murphy as chief analytics officer, the Waukee-based insurance brokerage announced. He has nearly three decades of experience focused on strategic investments in talent and technology. In this new role for …

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World Food Prize laureate presents Norman Borlaug lecture: ‘Aquatic Foods for Nourishing Nations’

To conclude the first day of the 2021 Borlaug Dialogue, this year’s World Food Prize Laureate, Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, presented her research on developing aquatic food systems that provide people with equitable access to nourishing and…
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Tippie researcher awarded $1.1M CDC grant to develop training for remote managers

The COVID-19 pandemic gave Americans a taste of working from home that many want to continue, so researchers at the University of Iowa are developing new techniques to help even the smallest organization effectively manage …

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Ransomware attack hits owner of dozens of local news stations

NBC News: Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of dozens of news stations across the U.S., was hit by ransomware over the weekend. Sinclair said in a news release today that hackers had used ransomware to …

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Drake Holiday Inn Express closes

Des Moines Register: The Holiday Inn Express at Drake University, 1140 24th St., has closed. The hotel had a long-term lease from Drake University, owner of the building. Its operator “requested to terminate the lease a …

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Beckett named Kum & Go’s CFO

Brian Beckett has been named chief financial officer for Kum & Go, a convenience store chain based in Des Moines. Beckett succeeds Erin Kuhl, who is now chief financial officer for Krause Group, Kum & …

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Preview rates for ACA individual health plans available; open enrollment begins Nov. 1

Open enrollment for Iowans purchasing or changing their Affordable Care Act individual health coverage for 2022 will begin on Nov. 1 and run through Jan. 15, the Iowa Insurance Division announced. Iowans shopping for individual …

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Urbandale Public Art Committee seeks art park sculpture applicants

The Urbandale Public Art Committee invites artists to apply to participate in the Urbandale Art Park Exhibition. The Urbandale Art Park was established as a permanent outdoor sculpture park with annually changing exhibits. The Art …

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Des Moines collects $34.5 million from local sales tax in 2020-21

The city of Des Moines collected nearly $34.5 million from the local option sales tax during the fiscal year that ended June 30, $3.6 million less than was collected the previous fiscal year, a report …