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Kruidenier passes away at 85

Elizabeth Kruidenier passed away early this morning in her South Side home. The 85-year-old civil rights advocate had been battling cancer since a diagnosis in July.

 

Kruidenier was a founding member of the Iowa …

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Bravo releases Community Cultural Plan

Bravo releases Community Cultural Plan Bravo Greater Des Moines yesterday released its final Cultural Plan to grow arts and culture in Des Moines.   The purpose of the plan is to identify and describe the…
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Big 12 Athletic Director Compen$ation

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World Food Prize ceremony tonight

World Food Prize ceremony tonight   The World Food Prize’s Laureate Award Ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. tonight at the Iowa State Capitol. The event is invitation-only but will be broadcast on Iowa…
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More money, less food donated in hunger-relief efforts

Iowa organizations contributed more than $12.1 million in the global fight against hunger during the past 12 months, the World Food Prize Foundation announced yesterday during the Fifth Annual Iowa Hunger Summit held in Des …

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Star 102.5 brings star power to Combat Hunger fund-raiser

Gavin DeGraw, Michelle Branch and Andy Grammar will headline Star 102.5’s “Combat Hunger,” its yearly fund-raiser for the Food Bank of Iowa, which supplies food and other materials to hundreds of agencies in 42 Iowa …

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Des Moines Wine Festival Foundation announces Winefest event director

The Des Moines Wine Festival Foundation appointed Nikki Syverson as the event director of Winefest Des Moines. Syverson, former director of donor relations and events for the Des Moines Symphony, will be responsible for planning …

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Meredith CEO Lacy receives $6 million in total compensation

Meredith Corp. CEO Steve Lacy received total compensation of $6 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to the Des Moines-based communication company’s proxy statement. The figure represents a decrease of about …

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A Closer Look: Jessica Dunker


It seems like you’ve done a little bit of everything, so how did you get involved with the Iowa Restaurant Association?

I’m very eclectic. Once I got back into marketing, I started doing association work …

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For the Record: Art glass store triggers retail enthusiasm


Rachel Hall has made the bold move from an in-home studio to a storefront shop in Indianola for her art glass bracelets, necklaces and other hand-tooled items.

In between was a stint selling her work …