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New downtown restaurant will open to public in summer

Allora, a new restaurant in the Krause Gateway Center, offers guests a view of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines. Photo special to the Business Record

Allora, a modern, Italian-inspired restaurant, has opened in …

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Wine Women and Shoes event to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Iowa will host its inaugural Wine Women and Shoes event on Thursday, April 21, at Toast in Ankeny. A group of 27 individual male fundraisers were selected to serve …

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Disability Rights Iowa plans statewide mental health presentation on May 10

Disability Rights Iowa announced it will host an in-person presentation on May 10 in Des Moines featuring Dior Vargas, a nationally prominent mental health advocate. Vargas, a native New Yorker who specializes in working with …

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Martha Stewart Living to end print edition as Dotdash Meredith continues shift to digital

Des Moines Register: Dotdash Meredith will end the print edition of Martha Stewart Living next month, making it the company’s seventh title to cease physical publication this year. Chief Business Officer Alysia Borsa told employees in …

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Stuff the Bus set for May 19

The annual drive to put books in the hands of the community’s children has been scheduled for May 19. The Stuff the Bus campaign, a partnership of United Way of Central Iowa, Athene and Shazam, will collect …

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LifeServe Blood Center to match donor point donations for Ukraine relief

LifeServe Blood Center announced it is offering community blood donors a way to help support Ukrainian relief efforts through their blood donations. While individual blood donations can’t be sent directly to Ukraine, LifeServe donors who …

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Central Iowa employers recognized for support of Guard, Reserve members

Several Central Iowa employers were recently presented with awards during the Iowa Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve employer recognition event held at Camp Dodge in Johnston. The awards are based on nominations made …

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Iowa State Fair shows it’s a cash cow despite COVID-19

Axios Des Moines: Despite COVID-19 dampening attendance, the Iowa State Fair’s revenues were up by millions of dollars last year. The 2021 Iowa State Fair made around $36 million — about $2 million higher than 2019’s …

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New Field of Dreams owners unveil plans for youth baseball and softball complex

Des Moines Register: Go the Distance, the group that owns and operates the Field of Dreams site near Dyersville, is scheduled to announce a massive makeover for the site today, using $80 million in private investment …

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Architect firms honored by state chapter

Two Iowa architecture firms were recently recognized by the American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter through the group’s Iowa Impact Award. The award celebrates architects, designers and other collaborators of an architectural project specifically designed …

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