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Coronavirus cancels Special Olympics tournament for 1,400 Iowa athletes

KCCI-TV: About 1,400 Special Olympics athletes in Iowa learned Tuesday that they will not be able to compete in the upcoming midwinter tournament because of coronavirus concerns. The Special Olympics Iowa 2020 Mid-Winter Tournament, which had …

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ChildServe’s Forward Together nears $10M goal with $150,000 Meredith gift

The Meredith Corporation Foundation has made a commitment of $150,000 to ChildServe’s Forward Together campaign. The gift, which will span three years, will help ChildServe open a pediatric behavioral health clinic, build a new pediatric …

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Iowa House approves five child care assistance bills

Cedar Rapids Gazette: As part of a bipartisan commitment to address workforce issues, the Iowa House on Monday tackled a handful of proposals to increase the accessibility and affordability of child care. Iowa faces a child …

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Home Base Iowa names new program manager

Jathan Chicoine, most recently director of the Veterans Center at Iowa State University, has been hired by Iowa Workforce Development as a program manager of Home Base Iowa. Chicoine will help lead the statewide program that connects …

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NOTEBOOK: Celebrating what it means to be a woman

On International Women’s Day yesterday, I saw plenty of inspiring posts about progress toward gender equity. Of course, there is more work to do in many areas. But what stood out to me was the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Taking a stand on social issues is risky. The world’s largest advertiser did it anyway.

As the world’s largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble is skilled at persuading consumers to buy everyday products like Tide laundry detergent, Pampers diapers and Charmin toilet paper. But in recent years, the company has used …

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Hy-Vee and Character Counts cancel Exercising Your Character event

Hy-Vee and Character Counts are canceling the April 8 event Exercising Your Character following the reported spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The event, scheduled at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, typically brings more …

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Des Moines Charity Hackathon announces nonprofit participants

dsmHack has announced 11 Des Moines-area nonprofits that will benefit from nearly 90 developers and designers volunteering through the annual Des Moines Charity Hackathon. The nonprofits were narrowed from 31 initial submissions and will receive free …

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Mainframe Studios to get colorful makeover; large pledge to help complete renovations

A colorful mural will transform the exterior of Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way, making it stand out to passersby.

Rendering special to the Business Record

A nondescript concrete multistory building on the northern edge …

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Iowa ramps up tourism promotion: ‘This Is Iowa’ 2.0

By Perry Beeman | Senior Reporter, Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa’s foray into the world of fake real estate was so successful in drawing attention to the state that tourism officials have prepared a new video and plans…