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Roosevelt Foundation secures donations for facility enhancements

The Theodore Roosevelt High School Foundation announced it has reached its fundraising goal for two initiatives at the school. The $3.32 million in donations will fund a new track and synthetic turf field and a …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2022
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IWD announces $3.6M in funding to create, expand apprenticeship programs statewide

Iowa Workforce Development announced today it has awarded more than $3.6 million to 88 recipients to fund the creation or expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs across the state. The Iowa Apprenticeship Act (15B) provides $3 …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2022
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Teen’s death prompts Des Moines school traffic changes

Axios Des Moines: Des Moines has redefined its definition of a “school district,” expanding school speed zones beyond areas surrounding a schoolhouse to include facilities like stadiums or practice fields. The action was prompted by the …
By BPC Staff | Jul 12, 2022
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Chicago Fed president and CEO to speak at Drake on economy

Drake University and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will host Charles Evans, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, for an economic update on Aug. 10 from 10 to 11 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 12, 2022
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DMACC, ISU to sign agreement for improved transfer program

Admission officials at Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa State University recently created an improved transfer program called DMACC — ISU Connect that offers new advantages for DMACC graduates planning to attend ISU, including …
By BPC Staff | Jul 8, 2022
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Zegers to lead DMACC’s adult education, correctional academic services programs

Des Moines Area Community College has named Abby Zegers executive director of higher education in prison and adult education and literacy. She will oversee High School Equivalency Test programming, Department of Corrections Adult Basic Education and Post-Secondary …
By BPC Staff | Jul 6, 2022
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A Closer Look: Candi Karsjens

For Candi Karsjens, running lemonade stands and selling Girl Scout cookies while growing up in Mason City weren’t just fun childhood activities but also her earliest memories of being entrepreneurial.

She didn’t know then that …
By SARAH BOGAARDS | Jul 5, 2022
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Cyberattack suspends Cedar Rapids summer school activities

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids Gazette: A cyberattack discovered over the holiday weekend has caused the Cedar Rapids Community School District to suspend summer programming until July 11, the district said. Its announcement did not describe the …
By BPC Staff | Jul 5, 2022
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Drake Business Accelerator wraps up third cohort

The Drake Business Accelerator, a program of the Drake Business Clinic, has finished its third cohort, which saw 33 businesses primarily from underserved communities complete the program.

Bill Adamowski, executive director for entrepreneurship, innovation and …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Schools are spending billions on high-tech defense for shootings

In 2021, schools and colleges in the United States spent an estimated $3.1 billion on security products and services like gun detection scanners, wireless panic buttons and surveillance cameras and software. The New York Times reports spending …
By BPC Staff | Jun 28, 2022