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Registration open for 2021 Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Registration is open for the 2021 Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Residents are invited to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease by starting a team and walking on Sept. 25 at the Iowa …

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HealthPartners UnityPoint Health to launch new small-group health plan options

HealthPartners UnityPoint Health announced it will start offering fully insured health insurance plans to businesses and organizations with fewer than 50 employees. HPUPH, a joint venture between Minnesota-based HealthPartners and Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, will roll out …

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Hy-Vee adds medical director to leadership team

Dr. Daniel Fick has joined Hy-Vee Inc.’s leadership team as chief medical officer. In the position, Fick will help oversee Hy-Vee’s existing health and medical initiatives and the development of new services and offerings for …

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Barr, Des Moines’ civil, human rights director, leaving post

Joshua Barr, the city of Des Moines’ civil and human rights director, is stepping down from the position that he has held for the past six years. A release said that Barr is leaving the …

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Security lines grow longer at Des Moines airport as vacation travel surges

Axios Des Moines: Many are itching to travel this summer, but an influx of vacationgoers is resulting in slightly longer wait times at the Des Moines airport, officials say. More inexperienced flyers are taking to the …

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Carmichael retiring from Home Inc., successor named

Pam Carmichael is retiring as executive director of Home Inc., the oldest private nonprofit housing organization in Des Moines. The group creates opportunities for quality, affordable housing. During her more than 40 years with Home …

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Diversity, human connection celebrated in mural dedicated to former Principal CEO Griswell

The new “Future” mural on the north wall of the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families was dedicated Friday in honor of former Principal Financial Group CEO and former Community Foundation of Greater Des …

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East-side residents petition D.M. to stop former Gordmans conversion to self-storage

Des Moines Register: An old Gordmans on Des Moines’ east side is slated to become a storage unit facility, but residents say they’d prefer something else. Heather Chamberlain, a longtime east Des Moines resident, has been …

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Utility energy savings plummet after 2018 change in Iowa law

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s largest utilities have dramatically scaled back efforts to help customers conserve energy since a 2018 law gutted the state’s efficiency requirements. MidAmerican Energy reported kilowatt-hour savings for 2020 that were 64% lower …

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Nominations for annual Iowa Women of Achievement Awards now open

Nominations for the 2021 Iowa Women of Achievement Awards are open. Presented by Women Lead Change, the annual award recognizes up to three historical women who have made lasting contributions to the well-being of the …