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New affordable housing model planned in Central Iowa

The Central Iowa Community Land Trust, which will provide long-term affordable housing, is expected to fully launch later this year. Graphic special to the Business Record

A community land trust, whose goal is to provide …

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Great Outdoors Foundation hires senior project manager

The Great Outdoors Foundation has hired Melissa Campbell to serve in the new role of senior project manager overseeing the foundation’s Conservation Acceleration Fund including its project pipeline, stakeholder outreach, and partner programs. She holds …

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Childhood literacy nonprofit expands to Iowa, names Midwest executive director

Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit that promotes early childhood literacy and healthy early relationships with caregivers, announced Laura Holms as the new executive director of Reach Out and Read Midwest. The nonprofit recently …

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Feeding America study: Food insecurity has increased in every Iowa county

Food insecurity is up in all 99 Iowa counties.

That’s according to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. One in eight Iowans (12%) and one in six Iowa children (16.6%) face food insecurity, …

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Trees Forever relaunches One Million Trees Initiative

Trees Forever, a Des Moines-based environmental nonprofit, has announced the relaunch of its One Million Trees Central Iowa Initiative. The initiative focuses on planting and protecting trees and advocating for policy to reach the goal …

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Caitlin Clark Foundation and Musco Lighting partner on new mini-pitch for DMPS schools

Weeks Middle School in Des Moines has a new mini-pitch, a modular sports system that supports basketball, soccer and futsal, as a result of a partnership betwen the Caitlin Clark Foundation and Musco Lighting. Musco …

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1 in 3 Central Iowa households financially unstable

The annual income of one in three households in Dallas, Polk and Warren counties falls below the ALICE Survival Threshold, according to United for ALICE. For a family of four, with two adults and two…
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Aureon awards 10 Iowa high school students scholarships

Aureon, a Des Moines-based technology solutions company, announced the recipients of its 2025 scholarship program. Ten Iowa high school students were awarded a total of $13,000 in scholarships to recognize academic achievements, leadership and community …

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Communities receive over $715,000 from Alliant Energy Foundation

In its first Community Grant cycle of the year, Alliant Energy and the Alliant Energy Foundation awarded over $715,000 to various causes and nonprofits across Iowa and Wisconsin. Community grants were spread across Alliant Energy’s …

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iJAG marks 25-year anniversary with celebration

Gov. Kim Reynolds walks to the podium, greeting Google server operations lead Allie Hopkins at iJAG’s 25-year anniversary event. Iowa has the largest Google data center in the country, Reynolds said. Photo by Gigi Wood…