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Arts panel discussion to take place on Jan. 30

Join the Metro Arts Alliance and Des Moines Social Club (DMSC) Jan. 30 for “Finding Your Fire,” a panel discussion featuring professional artists from the community and around the country.

The event will take place …

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Iowa Chinese Association honors award winners

The Chinese Association of Iowa’s annual Iowa achievement awards ceremony will take place at the AIB College of Business Activities Center, 2500 Fleur Drive, on Jan. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The ceremony will …

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Children & Families of Iowa receives $20,000 grant from Pioneer Hi-Bred

Pioneer Hi-Bred Internatonal Inc., a DuPont business, donated $20,000 to Children & Families of Iowa to go toward its Building Futures Capital Campaign.

The grant will help make much needed improvements at seven metro area …

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Leadership class to announce fund drive for House of Mercy projec

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute (GDMLI) Class of 2012 will announce a six-month fund-raising effort for the House of Mercy – the house 2 HOME Permanent Housing Transformation Project. The House of Mercy provides …

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2012 Year in Preview: Culture


Bravo Greater Des Moines to measure value of the arts

This year, Bravo Greater Des Moines plans to find out just how valuable the arts are to Central Iowa. Executive Director MD Isley said the …

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United Way of Central Iowa raises record $25.1 million in 2011

United Way of Central Iowa raised $25,084,249 for its 2011 campaign, the highest total in the organization’s 94-year history and $1 million higher than it raised in 2010.

This year also marked the fifth consecutive …

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Knapp to receive Bravo Award

Knapp to receive Bravo Award Bravo Greater Des Moines has announced that William C. Knapp will be presented the Bravo Award during the organization’s seventh annual Awards Gala on Feb. 4 at Hy-Vee Hall. Knapp’s…
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2012 in Preview

Why bother, right?

Why have our reporters write beat-by-beat breakdowns of what the key stories and issues for the Des Moines business community will be in 2012?

It’s all going to come to an end …

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Great Ape Trust teams up with fundraising organization

Great Ape Trust teams up with fundraising organization    Great Ape Trust is partnering with a new nonprofit group, Bonobo Hope, to launch an international fund raising effort to support the trust. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a…
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MLK scholarship banquet scheduled Jan. 19

MLK scholarship banquet scheduled Jan. 19 The Des Moines Human Rights Commission will host the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund Banquet on Jan. 19 in Parents Hall at Drake University. The commission will present…