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Events canceled because of COVID-19 hitting tourism, entertainment industry hard

The economic damage caused by the cancellation of events in the Greater Des Moines area because of the spreading COVID-19 virus is about $48 million, with the effect trickling down to almost every piece of …

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‘A shift in focus’: How Des Moines tourist attractions are continuing to stay relevant

The gates, doors and windows of Des Moines-area attractions all say the same thing: closed. 

But the animals at the Blank Park Zoo are still being fed. The plants at the Greater Des Moines Botanical …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Have you ever asked?

Diversity and inclusion are core values of our team at Business Publications Corp. and may be values for all of you as well. In a staff training with Des Moines-based Tero International this fall, we …

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Above + Beyond Cancer to host virtual Evening of Inspiration

The Des Moines nonprofit Above + Beyond Cancer will be hosting its annual Evening of Inspiration on May 9 from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom, organizers announced this week. Tickets are available online. The event …

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Gannett newsroom cuts hit Press-Citizen, Tribune, Register

Corridor Business Journal: Newspaper giant Gannett’s latest round of layoffs has hit Iowa City, with the word that the Press-Citizen’s news operations will now be managed from Des Moines. Former Press-Citizen News Director Tory Brecht, who …

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I-Cubs, Kernels, River Bandits will be spared, MLB official tells Grassley

NBC News: Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he spoke with Major League Baseball Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem on Friday and was reassured that the Iowa Cubs, the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Cedar Rapids Kernels …

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Downtown skatepark rolling toward fall completion

The Lauridsen Skatepark in downtown Des Moines is on track to be finished this fall, according to Angela Connolly, a member of the Polk County Board of Supervisors and member of the skatepark fundraising committee. …

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Lawsuit reveals Science Center of Iowa’s ongoing battle to repair Imax theater

Des Moines Register: Des Moines’ lone Imax theater remains closed due to water damage from nearly two years ago because the company that insured the structure is acting in “bad faith,” according to allegations made in …

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Outlets of Des Moines to host LifeServe Blood Drive

Outlets of Des Moines will host a blood drive donation in partnership with LifeServe from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The drive will be held in the outlet’s parking lot, in space 325 …

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Friends of Des Moines Parks receives new Variety grant for swim lesson scholarship

Variety — the Children’s Charity granted $15,000 this year to Friends of Des Moines Parks in support of swim lesson scholarships to metro families, Friends of Des Moines announced today. The grant will support 600 …

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