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United Way partners to launch free online resource — Powered by Purpose

Social distancing, canceled events and closed businesses have magnified everyday factors like job satisfaction, family dynamics and health. Even before the pandemic, a Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index survey showed that 2 out of …

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Backers pledge $1.65M in push to save Iowa sports programs

Associated Press: Supporters lobbying to reinstate four recently eliminated University of Iowa sports programs say they have obtained $1.65 million and counting in pledges if the school decides to keep them going. Save Iowa Sports, a …

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DMARC expands mobile food pantries at Des Moines schools

The Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network and Des Moines Public Schools have expanded their partnership to provide mobile food pantries at additional DMPS school locations. According to a news release, mobile food …

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More than 6,000 Iowa students now part of GEAR UP program

Iowa College Aid provided an update on progress of its GEAR UP Iowa program as part of the national GEAR UP Week being celebrated Sept. 21-25. The program, which begins with students in seventh grade and assists …

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Health philanthropy group honors UnityPoint foundation’s Tesar among ‘Forty Under 40’

Liz Tesar, a senior development specialist with the UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Foundation, has been honored by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy on its Forty Under 40 list. The program is designed to recognize the future leaders within …

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: GreenState Credit Union buys land in Grimes

GreenState Credit Union paid Hope K Farms LLC $849,420 for property at 100 S.E. Gateway Drive in Grimes, Polk County real estate records show. The 1.5-acre tract is just west of where a new Hy-Vee grocery store is …

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Opus Foundation hands out $127,000 in grants to Des Moines-area nonprofits

Eight Des Moines-area nonprofit groups have been awarded grants totaling $127,000 from the Opus Foundation, the charitable arm of the Minneapolis-based Opus Group, a commercial real estate development, construction and design company with offices in…
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Mrs. Clark’s Foods plans expansion of its Ankeny facility

 

MCF Operating LLC, which does business as Mrs. Clark’s Foods, is planning a $5 million expansion to its facility at 740 S.E. Dalbey Drive in Ankeny. In addition, the company plans to add more…
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Demand for warehouse space spurring new projects, particularly in northeast Polk County

The interior of a warehouse recently completed by D.R.A. Properties at 6717 N.E. 15th St., between Des Moines and Ankeny. The warehouse is similar to others under construction in the light industrial park. Photo special to…
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‘Pedal for the Pantry’ to benefit Urbandale Food Pantry

The Urbandale Food Pantry is scheduled to hold its first-ever “Pedal for the Pantry” fundraiser on Sunday, after it had to cancel its biggest fundraiser of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to …