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More than 700 volunteers give back to the community during United Way of Central Iowa’s Day of Action

At left, Bankers Trust employees work on playground equipment at Bidwell Riverside Center during Tuesday’s Day of Action. At right, a Sammons Financial employee cleans a mat at Sarge’s WestSide Boxing Club during the Day of …

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NOTEBOOK: 5 takeaways from our Power Breakfast on the future of corporate culture

The ongoing need for more talent and strategies to welcome, include and retain a diverse workforce have been top concerns for business leaders in recent years. Then a pandemic, remote working and a national racial …

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Facebook opens applications for new cycle of Community Action grants

Facebook is now accepting applications for the latest cycle of its Community Action Grants. According to a news release, the deadline to apply is Oct. 15. It is an annual program funded by Facebook that helps nonprofits …

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Kinship Brewing launches 5K fun run/walk to benefit breast cancer organizations

Kinship Brewing Co. in Waukee announced it will host Fighting Through Kinship, a breast cancer awareness 5K Fun Run Walk, on Oct. 10. The event, sponsored by the Iowa Clinic, is being launched by the …

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Des Moines Performing Arts enacts mask, proof of vaccination requirements

Des Moines Performing Arts has announced that beginning Sept. 25 all guests attending a performance inside a DMPA venue must wear a mask at all times. According to a news release, guests also must show …

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Polk County to acquire Sleepy Hollow Sports Park

Polk County plans to purchase Sleepy Hollow Sports Park and add it to its list of county-run parks. A formal announcement is scheduled for noon today at the Sleepy Hollow Event Center, but according to …

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Community remembers John Ruan III as dedicated businessman and philanthropist

Des Moines businessman and philanthropist John Ruan III is being remembered as a man who was dedicated to the community and to his family.

Ruan died Saturday after a lengthy illness, the Des Moines Register reported. He was …

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Asian Gardens to reopen on Sunday

The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden and the Iowa Asian Alliance will celebrate the reopening of the updated Robert D. Ray Asian Garden with an event held at the garden from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.  …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A look at the family that owns a share of the Bond franchise

Like James Bond movies? Then you’ll love a piece by The Hustle’s Mark Dent who writes about the family who secured a cut of the Bond movie rights in 1961 and have since raked in hundreds of …

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New communications manager for Food Bank of Iowa named

A former director of the Iowa State University News Service has been named the new communications manager of the Food Bank of Iowa. According to a news release, Annette Hacker began her new role with …