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HK Payroll Services acquires Kabel Business Services

HK Payroll Services Inc., a workforce management company based in Dubuque, has acquired Kabel Business Services of West Des Moines. Kabel will continue to operate under its own brand and remain at its current office …

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A Closer Look: Emily Steele

Emily Steele comes from the land of windmills and tulips — Pella. But Greater Des Moines may be lucky enough to have her living in Sherman Hill and putting her entrepreneurial energies to use around …

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Lawrence appointed VP for ISU Extension and Outreach

After a nationwide search, Iowa State University officials have appointed John Lawrence as vice president of Iowa State’s extension and outreach programs. Lawrence was named interim vice president in March 2017 after the appointment of Cathann Kress …

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State Registered Apprenticeship program will receive an additional $1M in federal funding

Iowa is set to receive an additional $1 million, or more, according to a news release, in the second round of funding of the U.S. Department of Labor’s ApprenticeshipUSA State Expansion Grants program. The money …

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Google Roadshow stops at Des Moines middle school

Google’s CS First Roadshow came to Des Moines’ Meredith Middle School today. The CS First Roadshow teaches kids about the importance of STEM education through an interactive coding presentation. The goal is to foster an interest …

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New partnership to boost community college credentials

A new partnership is expected to make it easier for community college students to finish four-year degrees at Iowa’s state universities and to gain credentials retroactively, the Iowa Department of Education announced. Iowa community college students …

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Grinnell College plans Council on Foreign Relations event

Grinnell College plans a new event, “Teaching Diplomacy for the Next Generation,” featuring a rare Midwestern appearance by the Council on Foreign Relations. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13. Keynote speakers will beJames …

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A Closer Look: Ryan Osborn

When Ryan Osborn reflects on his first 18 months as president of Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, he naturally looks up at the organization’s dry ceiling, now protected by a new roof that was donated …

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Senate OKs Future Ready Iowa bill; summit registration to close

The Iowa Senate passed the Future Ready Iowa Act on Monday, 47-0, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who has made the legislation a priority.

Future Ready Iowa is the governor’s plan to have 70 percent …

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Two Grinnell College students win Watson Fellowships

Grinnell College seniors Artis Curiskis and Nomalanga Shields have been awarded Thomas J. Watson Fellowships for a year of postgraduate independent study and travel abroad. The fellowship offers outstanding students a year of independent exploration …