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Clive Community Foundation awards $40,000 in grants to local organizations

The Clive Community Foundation is awarding grants to 12 local organizations with the purpose of improving the lives of children and families living in Clive. Approximately $40,000 in grants is being issued this year. The …

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Details released about fine dining restaurant planned on Ingersoll

A 98-seat fine dining restaurant called Oak Park is planned in the 3900 block of Ingersoll Avenue. Architectural rendering by Hartman Trapp Architecture Studio
Photo below: From left are Billy Dohrmann, Block 39’s director of …

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ISU College of Design honors Deb and Bob Pulver with Christian Petersen Design Award

Deb and the late Bob Pulver are recipients of the 2022 Christian Petersen Design Award presented by the Iowa State University College of Design. The award was established in 1980 and is given annually to …

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Springfield Plastics presents over $23K to John Stoddard Cancer Center

Springfield Plastics made a $23,382 donation to the John Stoddard Cancer Center through its Drain for the Cure fundraiser at a check presentation on Monday. This is the first year that Springfield Plastics, an Illinois-based …

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First Interstate Bank awards $20K grant to DMARC as food pantry demand rises

The Des Moines Area Religious Council has received a $20,000 grant from First Interstate Bank to help provide healthy meals to the food-insecure as need continues to rise. DMARC’s network of food pantries in Central Iowa …

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MidAmerican to buy Dotdash Meredith’s north building

Dotdash Meredith will sell its north building, pictured above, to MidAmerican Energy Co. under an agreement announced today. Photo by John Retzlaff

Dotdash Meredith will sell its north building at 1615 Locust St. in Des Moines …

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Educational park project in Davenport awarded a state community action grant

A proposed project in Davenport that will share the history of Davenport as it relates to people of color has been awarded nearly $220,000 by the Enhance Iowa Board. According to a news release, the …

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Count the Kicks to be featured on ‘Sunday Night Football’

Des Moines-based nonprofit organization Count the Kicks will be featured on “Sunday Night Football” this weekend. The organization will be featured on the cleats of three Indianapolis Colts players – Matt Hack, Ryan Kelly and …

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Pro Iowa and Des Moines Menace to host USA-Netherlands watch party

The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team has secured its position in the Round of 16, which is the knockout round of the competition. To celebrate this accomplishment, Pro Iowa, the organization formed to bring professional …

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Democrats set to vote on presidential calendar, likely bumping Iowa

Des Moines Register: National Democrats are poised to upend decades of political precedent this week as they gather in Washington, D.C., to vote on a new presidential nominating calendar — one that is expected to bump …