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Craft beer and soda startup to lease space at DMACC Newton campus

The Newton campus of Des Moines Area Community College will soon be home to a craft-beer and craft-soda startup company. The Gezellig Brewing Co. will lease space at Legacy Plaza on the campus in the …

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Creating greater empathy and inclusion in the workplace

When you know someone’s story, it’s hard not to feel a connection. 

For the past six years, an Indiana-based nonprofit group called the Facing Project has worked with communities across the country to help tell …

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Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning board members announced

Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the 53 members of the new Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning advisory board. The virtual clearinghouse is a joint venture of the Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Workforce Development and …

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University of Iowa turnover costs mount

As the University of Iowa absorbs state funding cuts that have depleted resources that help to retain top administrators, it finds itself spending more to replace them, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. A review by the Gazette …

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Reynolds establishes Governor’s Teachers Cabinet

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Thursday she is appointing her first Governor’s Teachers Cabinet to give teachers a more prominent voice in education policy decisions. Beginning this fall, the teachers will meet quarterly with  Reynolds, …

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Boys & Girls Clubs to add club at East High

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa announced Thursday it plans to establish a new teen-serving club site, the E.T. Meredith Jr. Boys & Girls Club, at East High School. The site, which is …

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2018 Connection Meet & Mingle

Host: Central Iowa SHRM
About: Come for the fifth annual Central Iowa SHRM Connection Event, an evening of food, cocktails, music, conversation, prizes and surprises at the amazing Blue Moon Piano Bar. The evening is …

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University of Iowa to lift construction moratorium

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With a request for bids to build a new $10 million Finkbine Golf Clubhouse, the University of Iowa is ending its five-month moratorium on campus construction that came in response to persistent state …

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Iowa College Access Network rebrands, to expand online services

The Iowa College Access Network, a statewide nonprofit that provides college and career planning and financial aid assistance, announced that it is changing its name to ICAN. “The transition from the Iowa College Access Network …

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Online academy launched for Iowa college, career counselors

Iowa College Aid today announced the creation of the Iowa College and Career Readiness Academy, an online training program for school counselors and other college access professionals. The program was developed by Iowa College Aid …