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Prairie Meadows awards grants for EveryStep’s Kavanagh House renovations, Cheer Box program

Prairie Meadows has awarded two grants to the nonprofit organization EveryStep to help pay for renovations at its Kavanagh House hospice facility in Des Moines, and to buy Cheer Box items for the organization’s Grief and Loss …
By BPC Staff | Dec 3, 2021
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Venture Awards announced today

The Iowa Venture Awards were announced today during the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives’ annual meeting. The awards, created in 1998, recognize Iowa companies and business leaders for their contributions to the state’s economy through …
By BPC Staff | Dec 2, 2021
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Unions want Lee to fight takeover bid

Corridor Business Journal: The labor unions at 12 Lee Enterprises newspapers claim the newspaper publisher will be left “in ashes” if it is taken over by hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Union officials sent an open …
By BPC Staff | Dec 1, 2021
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Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard announces cancer diagnosis, stresses importance of early detection

Des Moines Register: Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer, he announced Wednesday in a Facebook post. Pollard wrote that after experiencing pain following a workout, a subsequent ultrasound determined surgery …
By BPC Staff | Dec 1, 2021
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Survey shows that many college students think it’s OK to stymie speech

One of the things I love – or loved – about being blessed to live in the United States is – or was – our freedom to speak and have viewpoints that differ from our …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Dec 1, 2021
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Sale of Meredith TV stations approved; magazine division sale set to close this week

Des Moines Register: Meredith Corp. shareholders approved the sale of the Des Moines-based media company’s broadcasting division Tuesday — a transaction that clears the way to complete what the company said will be the sale this …
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2021
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Pro Iowa opens final mini-pitch in Oakridge Neighborhood

The last of 10 mini-pitches donated by Pro Iowa opened in the Oakridge Neighborhood with a grand opening celebration on Nov. 17. Pro Iowa worked with Musco Lighting and Kick it Forward in a $1 …
By BPC Staff | Nov 30, 2021
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‘Lend a Ham’ event to feed hundreds at downtown Des Moines shelter

Dozens of Des Moines area leaders will participate in the fifth annual “Lend A Ham” event taking place at Central Iowa Shelter & Services in Des Moines tomorrow morning on Giving Tuesday. Representatives from Fareway …
By BPC Staff | Nov 29, 2021
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NOTEBOOK: University diversity officers discuss how to make new diverse hires feel included

 

Picture this: Your house is a mess. There are dog toys on the floor, crumbs on the counters, mail scattered all over the coffee table and your kids have somehow managed to leave their …
By EMILY KESTEL | Nov 29, 2021
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Lee Enterprises tries to ward off hostile takeover by Alden

Associated Press: The Lee Enterprises newspaper chain has adopted a “poison-pill” plan to protect itself from a hostile takeover while the company’s board considers an unsolicited offer from hedge fund Alden Global Capital. The shareholder rights …
By BPC Staff | Nov 29, 2021