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Meredith names chief strategy officer

Meredith Corp. has named Daphne Kwon as chief strategy officer, effective Nov. 4. Kwon will advise President and CEO Tom Harty and the senior leadership team, particularly on expanding the digital business and on potential …

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Immersive sculpture coming to Water Works Park

Installation of new public art celebrating community and water began in Des Moines Water Works Park this week. Comprising 45 10-foot-tall poles illuminated with 12-inch globes, River Constellation emits a gentle ebb and flow of …

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Business Hall of Fame inductees

The Greater Des Moines Committee has named Cara Heiden, Dan Houston and Dan Rupprecht as inductees to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame. They will be honored at a formal dinner Dec. 10 at Prairie …

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Iowa Job Honor Awards recognizes top honorees

The Iowa Job Honor Awards, a nonprofit working to increase employment opportunities for people with barriers including criminal convictions and disabilities, recently announced its top honorees for 2019, including individual awards to Bob Finlay of …

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Transition Forward Project goes lives with policy workshop, LGBTQ workplace summit presence

Next week, employers and colleagues have the opportunity to attend two forums designed to foster discussion between Iowa organizations building inclusive work cultures.

Fintech startup Dwolla is hosting the Transition Forward Project’s first Transition Policy …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: ISU researcher deflates power posing claims

Beware, boardroom superheroes everywhere! Striking a power pose before an important meeting or interview is not going to boost your confidence or make you feel more powerful, says an Iowa State University researcher. The idea …

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Skatepark hits $6.5M goal with assist from Lauridsens

 

The Lauridsen Skatepark now is fully funded after its namesake lead donors, Nix and Virginia Lauridsen, topped off the $6.5 million in fundraising by adding a $600,000 recent gift to the $1 million they …

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NOTEBOOK: Rough sketch by Cownie outlined first draft of Evelyn K. Davis Center

During a celebration and grand opening event last week for the new Evelyn K. Davis Center at Des Moines Area Community College’s Urban Campus, DMACC President Rob Denson (pictured) related a story about how planning …

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Dec. 13: Celebrate Iowa Gala

Host: State Historical Society of Iowa
About: A few early Iowans founded the State Historical Society of Iowa in 1857 without much fanfare. But what they did is a cause for celebration now, more than …

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Habitat for Humanity receives $50,000 grant

The Iowa Finance Authority board of directors recently awarded a $50,000 State Housing Trust Fund grant to Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa to assist in the construction of a house in Ames. The funding …