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United Way of Central Iowa updates community goals, announces Live United award recipients during annual celebration

Volunteers from Eat Greater Des Moines unload produce at Vineyard Church. The organization is one of the funded partners of United Way of Central Iowa, which held its annual Live United celebration today. Contributed photo.

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By MICHAEL CRUMB | May 29, 2020
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Polk Conservation, Art Week organizers launch Art Adventures treasure hunt in parks

To recognize the upcoming Art Week on June 19-26, Polk County Conservation, the Great Outdoors Foundation, Mainframe Studios and Art Week organizers are partnering to offer a self-guided art treasure hunt to help individuals explore …
By BPC Staff | May 29, 2020
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Drake Law School renames annual day of service, fellowship in honor of Cady

Drake Law School announced that it has dedicated its annual day of public service to the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady, a 1978 graduate of the law school who died unexpectedly in …
By BPC Staff | May 28, 2020
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DMARC, Capital City Fruit to provide USDA produce boxes on Friday

The Des Moines Area Religious Council and Capital City Fruit will be distributing 20-pound boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program on Friday, beginning at 11 a.m. …
By BPC Staff | May 28, 2020
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Guest Opinion: We can be genuinely empathetic through shared lived experience

There is a pandemic creating a crisis around the world. Our community is not exempt from it. It is all-consuming. It has made many of us uncomfortable, or outright fearful, about our futures. It has …
By Izaah Knox, executive director, Urban Dreams | May 28, 2020
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Showcasing arts, culture and dining through audio

Editor’s note: Our sister publication at Business Publications Corp., dsm Magazine, has been busy reporting on arts and entertainment news as usual. But coronavirus has made arts and entertainment in Des Moines anything but usual. …
By LUKE MANDERFELD | May 28, 2020
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Pandemic’s pinch

Nonprofits across Central Iowa are experiencing challenges unlike anything they’ve seen before as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, forcing them to change how they deliver services and look for different ways of fundraising.


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By MICHAEL CRUMB | May 28, 2020
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Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield employees allege discrimination in lawsuit

KCCI-TV: Several African American employees filed a class action lawsuit against Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance for alleged discrimination in the workplace. The employees reported experiencing racial discrimination at work and retaliation after complaining …
By BPC Staff | May 27, 2020
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Moyer receives DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award

Deb Moyer, chief nursing executive at UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, has received one of nursing’s top honors, the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award. The recognition showcases Moyer’s continued service of promoting a positive image of the nursing profession throughout …
By BPC Staff | May 26, 2020
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Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute recognizes leadership program graduates

Forty-eight Central Iowa community members graduated from the 2020 Community Leadership Program, a nine-month course hosted by the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute. Class projects by participants are slated to be finished this summer. Nonprofit …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | May 22, 2020