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MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala co-chairs, teams announced

MercyOne Central Iowa announced that the 2021 MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala will take place virtually on June 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The game show portion of the event will be …

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Speakers, agenda announced for Global Insurance Symposium

International leaders in insurance, technology and government will headline the 2021 Global Insurance Symposium, to be held both in person and virtually in Des Moines on June 28-30. Organizers today announced the lineup of speakers …

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U.S. Cellular announces $30,000 grant to Boys & Girls of Central Iowa

U.S. Cellular announced a $30,000 grant to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa, part of a $1 million donation the company made to support 20 Boys & Girls Clubs across service areas. The …

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Downtown Farmers’ Market to expand vendors, activities May 29

Marketgoers walk up Court Avenue in the early minutes of the opening day of the Downtown Farmers’ Market on May 1. Photo from the Downtown Farmers’ Market Facebook Page

The Downtown Farmers’ Market has announced plans …

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Athene Charitable Foundation pledges $1M to Central Iowa Water Trails project

The Great Outdoors Foundation, the fiscal agent of the Central Iowa Water Trails Consortium, today announced a $1 million commitment from the Athene Charitable Foundation. With this pledge, total private funding raised for the water …

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Iowa to end participation in federal unemployment benefit programs

Iowa will end its participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today. Effective June 13, Iowa will no longer waive employer charges for COVID-related unemployment insurance claims. Iowa Workforce Development cited …

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Norwalk buys 177 acres for new park

The city of Norwalk has purchased 177 acres on the northwest corner of Elk Horn Street and Iowa Highway 28 that will be a park called Serenity Woods. A portion of the North River runs …

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More than $2B in first wave of approved Restaurant Revitalization Fund awards released

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that more than 16,000 approved applicants will begin receiving checks as early as today from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The fund was established through the American Rescue Plan signed into law …

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DART announces changes to some routes beginning June 6

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority today announced changes to some of its routes and schedules starting June 6. Local Route 6 will run every 20 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes …

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Des Moines-West Des Moines MSA grows 16.7% since 2010, census data shows

The Des Moines area’s population grew 16.7% from 2010 to 2020, according to recent data released from the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the census data, the estimated population of the Des Moines-West Des Moines metropolitan …