h digitalfootprint web 728x90

All Latest News

DSC 6869

13 school districts selected for third GEAR UP funding round for fall semester

Thirteen Iowa school districts — including Des Moines and Marshalltown — have been selected as partners in applying for a GEAR UP grant to begin this fall, Iowa College Aid announced. GEAR UP is a …

DSC 6869

Proteus offers ways to support farmworkers during national awareness week

When essential workers are mentioned, health care, grocery and retail employees often come to mind, but people may not think of farmworkers, particularly those who are seasonal workers or migrant workers. Proteus Inc., a nonprofit …

DSC 6869

Ward elected chair of Broadlawns board of trustees

Attorney J. Marc Ward was recently elected chair of the board of trustees of Broadlawns Medical Center. He will serve a one-year term as chair of the seven-member board through January 2022. In that role, …

DSC 6869

VIDEO: Fearless Friday: Hear from 3 women leading the charge in Iowa

 

If you were unable to attend this morning, you can rewatch our conversations on a variety of leadership topics, including female leaders across the state and gaps in representation as well as challenges female leaders …

DSC 6869

University of Iowa President Harreld to leave earlier than expected

Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Iowa Graduate College Dean John Keller was named Thursday as the interim president of the campus when Bruce Harreld retires May 16 — an about-face from what Harreld told regents last …

DSC 6869

Polk County supervisor: HR director’s firing politically motivated

Axios Des Moines: Polk County’s human resources director was fired for his handling of an alleged sexual harassment claim against supervisor Matt McCoy, as first reported this week by CityView. McCoy told Axios on Thursday that …

DSC 6869

Deadline set for defrauded investor claims in precious metals case

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen announced that Iowa investors who were defrauded by Metals.com, Tower Equity, Chase Metals or Barrick Capital have until April 30 to file a claim with the court-appointed receiver to try …

DSC 6869

More Iowans are employed, state agency reports

Iowa has regained 98,000 jobs since last April when the outbreak of COVID-19 forced retailers, restaurants, bars and others to curb services, newly released data for Iowa Workforce Development shows. In February, there were 1.57 …

DSC 6869

Drake collaboration for higher education sustainability gets $10M from Lilly Endowment

A collaboration among Drake University, Valparaiso University, the University of Evansville and North Central College received a total of $10 million in grant funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. through the third phase of its initiative …

DSC 6869

FTC: Iowans lost more than $17M to fraud in 2020

The Federal Trade Commission received more than 12,000 fraud reports from consumers in Iowa in 2020, according to newly released data. Iowa consumers reported losing a total of $17,145,701 to fraud, with a median loss …