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Conventions coming to the metro area, week of March 5

Company Lead Name Arrival Date Departure Date Attendance Meeting Venue City Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) – Basketball & Golf Boys State Basketball Tournament 3/5/2012 3/10/2012 75000 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines All American…
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A Closer Look: Kit Curran


After graduating, Curran moved to Los Angeles, where she worked for several Fortune 500 companies, including Automatic Data Processing Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Corp. “But there comes a point in everyone’s life, and I realized I …

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Sports scholarships to be offered

Sports scholarships to be offered  The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Des Moines Area Sports Commission have partnered with West Bank and the Central Iowa Sports Awards (CISA) to offer sports…
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Lunch Unplugged takes stage Friday

Lunch Unplugged takes stage Friday  Co’Motion Dance Theatre will perform Friday from noon to 1 p.m. during Lunch Unplugged at the Temple Theatre in downtown Des Moines. The Ames-based modern dance company led by Artistic…
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Orchard Place Spelling Bee to be held March 8

Orchard Place Spelling Bee to be held March 8 Orchard Place will hold its Ninth Annual Spelling Bee on March 8 at People’s Court downtown. Three-person adult teams will compete for prizes in a wild…
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West Des Moines Leadership Academy hosts ‘Top Chef’ competition

The West Des Moines Leadership Academy 2012 class will hold a fundraiser on April 27 to benefit Meals from the Heartland.

The event, called Morsel Combat, A Food Event Fighting Hunger, is a “Top Chef” …

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Business Council announces 2012 leaders

The Iowa Business Council has elected its leadership for 2012. Stan Askren, chairman, president and CEO of HNI Corp. in Muscatine, will serve as the council’s chairman. Larry Zimpleman, president and CEO of Principal Financial …

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Largest conventions coming to the metro area, week of Feb. 27

Event Name Arrival Date Departure Date Attendance Meeting Venue Girls State Basketball Tournament 2/27/2012 3/3/2012 60,000 IEC-Wells Fargo Arena Kidsfest 3/2/2012 3/4/2012 14,000 Iowa State Fairgrounds NAIA Wrestling National Championships 3/1/2012 3/3/2012 10,000 Iowa State…
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Meet Mary Sellers


After a 60-day search process, Mary Sellers was named the new president of the United Way of Central Iowa, replacing Shannon Cofield, who announced she was stepping down in December. Cofield was president of the …

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The Wallace Centers of Iowa


The Wallace Centers of Iowa have been around for only two years, but the nonprofit already has a large list of events and programs focused around its main mission of educating the public about local …