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DMACC receives funds for YouthBuild program

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will receive a U.S. Department of Labor grant to fund its YouthBuild Program, Sen. Tom Harkin announced.Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will receive a U.S. Department of Labor …

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William Penn prepares to send supplies to Afghanistan

William Penn University’s College for Working Adults will send off hundreds of buckets of food, school supplies, notes and clothing to children in Afghanistan tomorrow.

Headed by university instructor Rob Elgin, volunteers and local businesses …

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Small business centers elect four advisory board members

The Iowa Small Business Development Centers recently elected four members to its state advisory board: Maureen Elbert, Kirsten Running, Pat Grassley and Kristin Kunert.

Elbert is the executive director for Kossuth and Palo Alto Economic …

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Is a higher education worth the degree it’s written on?

Higher education fails to provide students “good value” for the money they and their families spend, more than half of U.S. adults said in a survey, Bloomberg reported.

The debate over higher education’s value “has …

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Partnership academy promotes public service

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Government Policy Council and Young Professionals Connection (YPC) will again join the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute (GDMLI) to host a public service academy for Central Iowans interested in running …

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A differential cost


Michael Crum understands how hard it can be for families to afford to send their children to college.

So when it came to proposing an extra fee for students in Iowa State University’s College of …

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Nationwide Foundation donates $30,000 for after-school program

Children and Family Urban Ministries (CFUM) announced Tuesday that it received a grant of $30,000 from the Nationwide Foundation. The grant will be used for literacy-based after-school and school-break programs provided for students attending the …

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Drake football team to hear about ethics before playing in Global Kilimanjaro Bowl

Richard Lapchick, an internationally recognized expert on ethics and sports, will deliver a presentation on the nature of global citizenship to the Drake University football team at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Drake University’s Bulldog Theater …

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Businesses and designers invited to make over renovated Oakridge housing units

Oakridge Neighborhood, which recently completed a $30 million structural upgrade and remodel of its 42-year-old housing stock, is launching Opportunity Knocks, an event Aug. 5-6 that invites businesses and designers to help make over, decorate …

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Roeder returning to Des Moines public schools

Phil Roeder has been hired as director of community relations and legislative liaison for the Des Moines Independent Community School District, Superintendent Nancy Sebring said today in a news release. Roeder served as the district’s …