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Des Moines Art Center partners with By Degrees Foundation on youth art program

The Des Moines Art Center and the By Degrees Foundation are piloting a youth art program with corporate support from the Principal Foundation. The “My Voice” program will offer 12 students from three Des Moines …

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Great DSM Hot Air Balloon Hunt to be held downtown on March 19

Greater Des Moines residents can discover a fun surprise while supporting downtown businesses on Saturday, March 19, during the Great DSM Hot Air Balloon Hunt. Glowing hot air balloons will be stationed in different locations throughout downtown …

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Some call for changing name of George Flagg Parkway

Axios Des Moines: Several Des Moines residents are calling on the city to rename George Flagg Parkway over concerns about the namesake’s xenophobic stances and actions while serving on City Council, local civil rights advocate Kavya …

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New GAO report on representation, pay disparities marks Equal Pay Day

To mark Equal Pay Day, the chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Carolyn Maloney, released a new Government Accountability Office analysis of women’s representation in management positions across industries and the status of the pay …

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Prairie Meadows CEO gets $800,000 bonus

Axios Des Moines: Prairie Meadows CEO Gary Palmer received an $800,000 bonus last week, according to minutes of a special casino board meeting obtained by Axios. That’s in addition to his $641,000 base salary. Palmer told …

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Have 2 years of pandemic and disruption made you a stronger leader?

Two years ago on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, and our world changed. It was about this day two years ago that most companies went remote.

I remember the…
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Lee Enterprises directors reelected despite hedge fund fight

Associated Press: Three directors at newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises were reelected Thursday over the objections of a hedge fund that has been trying to buy the company since last fall. Lee said its chairman, CEO and …

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GreenState doubles lending goal for people of color to $1 billion

GreenState Credit Union announced that its board of directors has doubled its goal of extending $500 million in home loans to people of color in the next decade, with a new goal of lending $1 billion …

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Community Outreach Program to help nonprofits participate in Des Moines Arts Festival

The Des Moines Arts Festival and MidAmerican Energy Co. are teaming up to offer nonprofit organizations an opportunity to participate at the festival free of charge. The festival and MidAmerican are offering the Community Outreach Program, …

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Four Iowans recognized with Consumer Protection Hero awards

In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller recognized four Iowans for their efforts to stop the abuse and fraud against their fellow community members during the office’s second Consumer Protection …

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