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DMACC donates computers to Afghan refugees

Des Moines Area Community College is donating 50 laptop computers to Des Moines Refugee Support for Afghan refugees being resettled in the Greater Des Moines area. DMACC held a donation event at the Urban Campus …

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New state grant programs aimed at creative placemaking projects

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has opened a new round of grant opportunities to build more culturally vibrant communities, the agency announced.

For the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1, the department’s grant opportunities …

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Evelyn K. Davis Center, GreenState Credit Union partner on multilingual financial education events

The Evelyn K. Davis Center and GreenState Credit Union are working together on multilingual financial education opportunities and services for Des Moines’ refugee and immigrant communities. Through the partnership, the Evelyn K. Davis Center’s Polk …

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Quad Cities’ River Bend Food Bank announces $9.4 million expansion

Quad-City Times: The River Bend Food Bank in the Quad Cities aims to raise $9.4 million this year for an expansion that will add volunteer space and more warehouse storage, the food bank and its partners …

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Judge backs Lee Enterprises rejection of hedge fund nominees

Associated Press: Lee Enterprises’ effort to repel a hostile takeover got a boost this week when a judge ruled the newspaper publisher could ignore two board nominations from the hedge fund Alden Global Capital. But Alden …

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Applications for higher education scholarships by Iowa BPW Foundation now open

The Iowa Business and Professional Women Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships used for higher education for the 2022-2023 academic year. Founded in 1920, the Iowa Business and Professional Women Foundation works to develop …

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Proposal would transfer broadcast licenses from universities to Iowa Public Radio

Iowa Public Radio: Under a proposal going before the Board of Regents, Iowa Public Radio would take ownership of the network’s broadcast licenses, which are currently held by the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and …

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Partnership’s Small Business Success Summit set for March 11

Registration is underway for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s fifth annual Small Business Success Summit, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 11. The summit will be at the FFA Center on the Des Moines Area …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: People are going out again, but not to the office

Stop in at a favorite restaurant tonight and likely plenty of people will be dining in, but Peter Grant reports for the Wall Street Journal that despite returns to dining and entertainment venues, offices are still looking …

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Bank of America contributes $25,000 to support Double Up Food Bucks

Bank of America announced it has made a $25,000 donation to the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, supporting the organization’s Double Up Food Bucks program to address food insecurity in the region. According to Feeding America, …