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Iowa Energy Center board awards $2.7M in energy grants, elects new board leadership

The Iowa Energy Center announced $2,721,102 in grants to 11 projects at today’s board meeting in Des Moines. The IEC grant program is funded by Iowa customers who pay for electric or natural gas utility …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Coralville getting a professional hockey team

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Coralville will be home to a professional hockey team. An agreement was announced Thursday to bring a club in the minor league ECHL to the new Xtream Arena. The expansion team hopes to …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Street Collective donates bikes as part of back-to-school giveaway

The Street Collective has donated more than 40 bikes to local children as part of its back-to-school giveaway. According to a news release, children who qualified for free or reduced-price lunch received a bike, helmet, …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation commits $350,000 to dental care for vulnerable Iowans

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation committed $350,000 over two years to the I-Smile Silver pilot project, led by the Iowa Department of Public Health. First funded in 2014 by the Delta Dental of Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Sep 18, 2020
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Variety awards more than $1.9 million to children’s initiatives

Variety — the Children’s Charity granted more than $1.9 million to children’s initiatives throughout Iowa, funding 71 children’s organizations this year, Variety announced. Variety grants provide money for capital projects, essential medical equipment, shelters, Variety …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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$120,000 invested to help parents during return-to-learn

The Disaster Recovery Fund, created in recent months as part of the Greater Des Moines area’s Disaster Response Plan, has invested $120,000 to help families facing uncertainty as their children return to school this fall. …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Broadlawns’ Harvey awarded UI’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award

The University of Iowa has presented Dr. Hayley Harvey, section chief and director of dental education at Broadlawns Medical Center and a College of Dentistry alum, with the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award. The award is …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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Kum & Go owners bid for $100 million Italian soccer team, report says

Des Moines Register: As they seek investors to build a Des Moines soccer stadium, the owners of Kum & Go have made an eight-figure bid to purchase an Italian professional team, the Financial Times reported Monday. …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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IPR’s Myrna Johnson joins NPR board of directors

NPR announced this week the election of IPR’s Executive Director Myrna Johnson to the NPR board of directors. Johnson will serve a three-year term beginning in November 2020. NPR’s 23-member board of directors comprises 12 …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2020
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IOWA STOPS HUNGER Hunger Fight packages a record number of meals

Volunteers packaged more than 7.1 million meals during the recent annual Hunger Fight, a record number under an adjusted format to keep volunteers safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said that during the three-week event …
By BPC Staff | Sep 16, 2020