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Iowa Restaurant Association names 40 Women to Watch in Hospitality

The Iowa Restaurant Association today released its inaugural 40 “Women to Watch in Hospitality” list. The honorees hail from nearly every segment and function in the industry, from purveyors and entrepreneurs to chefs and business development professionals. …

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Pope names Dubuque’s Joensen as D.M. bishop

Dubuque priest William Joensen has been named to succeed Richard E. Pates as bishop of the Des Moines Diocese of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis appointed Joensen, a 59-year-old Waterloo native who was ordained in …

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NOTEBOOK: How do you build meaningful art into a community?

Tomorrow Plan Series speaker Olivia Gude presents at the State Historical Museum of Iowa. The presentation is available to watch on the Des Moines Business Record’s Facebook page.

How do you build meaningful art into a community? Olivia Gude, …

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Norwalk couple planning the ultimate doghouse

A Norwalk couple is making plans to build the ultimate doghouse for their four dogs – a multifaceted facility that caters to pet owners and their four-legged friends.

Plans call for Paws & Pints to …

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Powers named marketing and PR director of Des Moines Art Center

The Des Moines Art Center has appointed Jordan Powers as its new director of marketing and public relations. The Chicago native was most recently the communications manager at Catch Des Moines. Before that, she was …

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Baby, it’s hot outside, so Civic Music Association moves Jazz Festival inside

The Civic Music Association announced that it will move all performances for the Civic Music Association Jazz Festival inside Hoyt Sherman Place Theater on Saturday, due to forecast temperatures in the high 90s. The festival …

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Nominations open for Iowa Job Honor Awards

Gov. Kim Reynolds is encouraging Iowans to make nominations for the sixth annual Iowa Job Honor Awards. The Iowa Job Honor Awards program is accepting nominations for its sixth annual event set for Oct. 10 …

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Partnership’s Murphy wins national award

Joe Murphy, the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s senior vice president of government relations and public policy, has been named to a national 40 Under 40 list by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Red Wing Shoes

Drive about 55 miles southeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul and you’ll arrive in Red Wing, Minn., a town of about 16,000 located on the Mississippi River. More than 100 local and regional artists have shops in …

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Housing trust receives $250,000 grant

The Polk County Housing Trust Fund on Monday was awarded a $250,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant, part of $6.6 million the racetrack and casino donated to area charities and organizations.

Among the recipients of the …