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Bra art to help uninsured Iowans

Proceeds from Bras for the Cause’s annual decorated bras event will help uninsured or underinsured Iowans access mammograms, cervical screenings and other related medical programs or projects. The deadline to donate “bra artwork” is Oct. …

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Go Red for Women leaders announced

The American Heart Association is partnering with local businesswomen to present its annual Go Red for Women Luncheon, which is intended to educate women about heart disease and offer advice on how to prevent it. …

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Hubbell’s Sayeed tourney nets $8k for charities

Hubbell Realty Co. raised $8,465.38 with its Feisal Sayeed Memorial Golf Tournament and gave the money to two local charities. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa and YMCA of Greater Des Moines split …

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Cities launch energy education website

The cities of Ankeny, Des Moines, Urbandale and West Des Moines have launched a website intended to showcase how recent city projects funded by the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program are helping …

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Regional bike map could draw visitors to Iowa

A new regional trails map highlighting 18 routes in 11 Central Iowa counties is now available to local residents and visitors, thanks in part to local bicycling enthusiasts who helped determine the best loops. The …

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Silent Rivers to host community event

Silent Rivers Inc., which does business as Silent Rivers Design + Build, is promoting a free neighborhood project that will include a night of art and music on July 18 behind Roosevelt Shopping Center on …

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Wine competition at DMACC judges best in state, region

Nearly 400 medals were awarded at the Fifth Annual Mid-American Wine Competition at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny campus.

Professional wine judges from throughout the country judged the wines from 82 wineries …

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Summer sun pressures productivity

Employees are 31 percent more likely to use vacation time in June through August than during any other time of the year, Small Biz Technology reported.

Citing the Replicon Productivity Index, which tracks trends and …

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Aviva announces ‘Status for Youth’

Aviva USA introduced on Thursday “Status for Youth,” a social media campaign that allows people to donate the Facebook statuses for a day to youth-focused charities. Adopt-A-Classroom, Covenant House, Help USA and The Boys and …

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Ag associations sponsor free food stops for RAGBRAI

Participants in this year’s RAGBRAI bicycle ride across Iowa will be able to sample fare from Iowa’s farmers and livestock producers through a new initiative, Iowa Farmers Feed Us. At each stop, free food samples …