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Meredith clears regulatory hurdles in pending sales to Gray Television, IAC/Interactive

Des Moines Register: Meredith Corp. has taken key steps on the path to selling off its TV stations and making the rest of the corporation part of a New York-based media conglomerate. The company, headquartered in …

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GreenState Credit Union awards $25,000 grant to Oakridge Neighborhood

Oakridge Neighborhood Services has received a $25,000 grant from GreenState Credit Union to help support its family and workforce programs. According to a news release, the grant will help provide education for residents and clients, …

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Urban Dreams named Neighborhood Champion by bank

Urban Dreams has been named the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for its work in the Des Moines area addressing community development. As part of the program, Urban Dreams will receive $50,000 in grant …

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East High School Alumni Foundation announces $4M campaign

The East High School Alumni Foundation has announced a $4 million Campaign for East High School, launched by a $1 million anonymous gift and leadership donations from B.J. Baker III, chairman and CEO of Baker …

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Storm Lake documentary airs tonight on Iowa PBS

You can go inside the Storm Lake Times, a family-run newspaper serving an Iowa town that has seen its fair share of changes, tonight at 9 p.m. on Iowa PBS. Pulitzer Prize-winning Editor Art Cullen …

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Dogpatch Urban Gardens seeks rezoning to expand urban farm

Dogpatch Urban Gardens plans to expand its urban farm with the purchase of a parking lot adjacent to the farm property on 51st Street. According to a news release, Dogpatch Urban Gardens purchased the parking lot from …

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Variety’s Two Days of Compassion Radiothon set for Dec. 7-8

Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa’s annual Two Days of Compassion Radiothon is scheduled for Dec. 7-8 on radio station KJJY, 92.5 FM. The radiothon, scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., …

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More than $1.5M awarded to support arts, culture jobs

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to support arts and cultural jobs, and programming in the humanities. In a news release, officials with the cultural affairs department said …

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CISS opens new apartments for homeless

The new addition to the Central Iowa Shelter and Services Complex on Mulberry Street opened this week, culminating a project that was more than a year in the making. The $4.9 million project added 24 studio apartments …

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Inclusion Award winners announced, CEOs outline their companies’ DEI journeys

The Greater Des Moines Partnership this week held its ninth annual Inclusion Summit, naming four companies and organizations as winners of 2021 Inclusion Awards, and hearing from a panel of CEOs and keynote speakers who …