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Judge dismisses case seeking to force an election on Des Moines schools’ stadium plans

Des Moines Register: A district judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to at least pause Des Moines Public Schools’ plan to build a $19.5 million stadium in partnership with Drake University. The lawsuit filed by four …

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Schools pivot in face of pandemic, find partners to connect students to internet

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Interns lead summer of challenge and inclusion at Pi515

At Mainframe Studios, Pi515’s small but mighty team of three college interns has the organization’s summer goals posted along a wall, in full view of IT administrator Mohamed Sharif, executive assistant Kate Howe, and Pi515 …

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DMACC, MidAmerican unveil new Energy Park at Ankeny campus

Kathryn Kunert of MidAmerican Energy speaks during a ceremony to unveil DMACC’s new Energy Park at its Ankeny campus on Wednesday. Photo by Michael Crumb

 

Des Moines Area Community College celebrated its new Energy Park …

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Sesame Street in Communities to supply 30,000-plus children’s books for donation at local clinics

Sesame Street in Communities and the Iowa Alliance for Healthy Kids today are launching a book distribution project that will distribute more than 30,000 books and 2,500 activity kits this summer through Central Iowa organizations to help …

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Ivy College of Business receives $5.3M scholarship endowment from Florida couple

The Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University announced it has received a $5.3 million gift to establish an endowed scholarship program to support students from diverse backgrounds. The gift from the Bergstrom Foundation, the charity …

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Iowa Supreme Court upholds district court ruling in fired employees’ challenge to Casey’s drug testing policy

The Iowa Supreme Court today issued a ruling that found Casey’s General Stores Inc. — for the most part — properly handled its amended policy for conducting unannounced random drug testing of its employees in 2016.

Four …

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Wells Fargo leader named to Council for Economic Education board

The Council for Economic Education, which promotes economics and personal finance education for K-12 students, has named a Wells Fargo banker in West Des Moines to its board of directors. Lisa Banker, senior vice president and …

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New study gives Iowa failing grades for teaching standards in civics, U.S. history

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Department of Education’s civics and U.S. history standards are “inadequate,” according to a new study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. The State of State Standards for Civics and U.S. History …

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Vaughan named business director of Tippie’s Vaughan Institute

Terri Vaughan, a longtime leader in Iowa’s insurance community, has been named the professional director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, effective Sept. 1. The Vaughan Institute …