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Reynolds touts state as teleworking destination in IWD podcast

Des Moines Register: Appearing as the inaugural guest for Iowa Workforce Development’s new “Mission Employable” podcast Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds told the host and agency Deputy Director Ryan West that the state kept 80% of its …

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YSS receives $200,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity

A $200,000 grant from Variety — the Children’s Charity will help fund the YSS Francis Lauer Building Hope Campus renovation in Mason City, which includes a new wellness center and updates to the Adolescent Residential …

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Nominations open for 2021 Ivy Women in Business Awards

Nominations are now open for the annual Ivy Women in Business Awards, hosted by the Iowa State University Ivy College of Business. Established in 2017, the awards celebrate women in business and their champions, and …

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Outlets of Des Moines partners in student desk-building project

Outlets of Des Moines is partnering with an Ankeny nonprofit, Woodworking with a Purpose, to assemble, paint and distribute desks for students learning at home. The outlet center in Altoona is providing a socially distanced …

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Tyson COVID-19 lawsuits on hold for company appeals

Des Moines Register: Multiple lawsuits filed against meat processing giant Tyson Foods by the families of employees who died of COVID-19 have bogged down in a legal wrangling over which courts should hear the cases — …

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NOTEBOOK: Drake’s Griff II gets limited-edition bobblehead

Bulldogs are known for being lazy but fierce, loving and protective, and having an insatiable appetite for both food and life.

But how about having their own bobblehead?

When I learned that Griff II, Drake …

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$54M plan would overhaul Birdland Park for fishing, boating and a new Captain Roy’s

Des Moines Register: The Des Moines City Council will vote March 22 on whether to adopt a $54 million master plan for Birdland Park that would transform what increasingly has become a deteriorated area. The plan …

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Lauridsen Skatepark is one of Sports Travel Magazine’s ‘New Sports Venues to Watch’

Sports Travel Magazine highlighted the Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines as one of 2021’s new sports venues to watch in the U.S., along with e-sports stadiums, public multiuse facilities and the future home of a Stanley Cup …

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Communities secure funding for Trestle to Trestle Bridge

Des Moines Register: Two years after an ice jam collapsed the Trestle to Trestle Bridge over Beaver Creek, funding has been secured for its replacement. The new bridge, connecting Des Moines and Johnston on the Trestle …

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Communities secure funding for Trestle to Trestle Bridge

Des Moines Register: Two years after an ice jam collapsed the Trestle to Trestle Bridge over Beaver Creek, funding has been secured for its replacement. The new bridge, connecting Des Moines and Johnston on the Trestle …