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EMC to sponsor DAM to DSM run

Des Moines-based EMC Insurance Cos. announced it will be the title sponsor of the inaugural DAM to DSM road race, the successor event to the Dam to Dam race that crossed its last finish line …

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Wellmark Foundation’s BluesCare Giving tops $1.8 million in 2018

More than 630 nonprofit organizations in Iowa received funding totaling more than $1.8 million through the Wellmark Foundation’s BluesCare Giving program in 2018. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa employees also provided nearly …

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Variety raises $4.08 million for Iowa children in 2018-19

Variety — the Children’s Charity raised $4.08 million over its 2018-19 fundraising year in Iowa, culminating in its 45th annual telethon broadcast on Saturday and Sunday, the charity reported Sunday evening. Since 1975, Variety and the telethon …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read:Frustrated at work? That might lead to your next breakthrough

When director Brad Bird decided to make a movie about misfits at Pixar, he turned to the frustrated misfits within his own halls — and “The Incredibles” was born. “We normally avoid frustrated people — …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Grinnell: The most badass town in the Midwest?

Here’s a quick article showering some national love on our eastern neighbor Grinnell. Jacqueline Kehoe, a writer for travel review website Matador, recently wrote about her experience in the town. Here’s her take: “This town, …

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Helping with hygiene

This may seem like a strange topic, but let’s broach the subject of feminine hygiene products. (Keep reading.)

A Johnston nonprofit will mark International Women’s Day today by working to help less fortunate women by …

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Site Selection Magazine names D.M., Ames top metros

Site Selection magazine, an economic development journal, named Greater Des Moines the second-best metro in 2018 among cities with populations of 200,000 to 1 million, up from 10th the year before. Omaha-Council Bluffs stayed at first. The …

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Apollo astronauts: Mars mission means cancer, Chinese will be next on moon

A panel discussion featuring former Apollo astronauts and a former flight director at ciWeek10 Wednesday took an expansive look at space missions, past and future. Here are some key takeaways from the session at Des …

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On-site restaurant opens at Des Moines Art Center

The Des Moines Art Center announced that a new restaurant has opened on its premises – Tangerine at the Art Center. Owners Susan Madorsky and Cherry Madole, who have prepared food for special events throughout …

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Fenton, former AIB College of Business president, dies

Keith Fenton, past president of AIB College of Business in Des Moines, died Tuesday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 87. Fenton, who took over leadership of the college from his father, E.O. …