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The nation’s unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in May, as employers hired far fewer workers than expected, Reuters reported.
The Labor Department said private employment increased by just 83,000, the least since June 2010. …
The city of Windsor Heights has been recognized by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) for its Comprehensive Citizen Engagement program. The municipality received the Program Excellence Award in the strategic leadership and governance category …
On June 8, Newton Mayor Chaz Allen will host a town hall-style panel discussion focused on the continued loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs. Free and open to the public, the one-hour event is scheduled to …
Tell me about the Leadership Network.
The Leadership Network is the greatest group of people I think I’ve ever been associated with. It’s a group that has been around for quite a few years. I’ve …
Corbin Stone didn’t learn soccer from a paid coach or on an organized team.
Stone lived in London, Ontario, until he was 12. There, soccer was played on the streets. Recreational leagues and clubs did …
If the Iowa Cubs are the gold standard for how to run a sport franchise in Des Moines, the former Iowa Stars and Iowa Chops American Hockey League (AHL) franchise is probably the lead standard …
Youth soccer is serious business in Greater Des Moines, but it isn’t supposed to be that way.
It is a business where top clubs pencil in six-figure salary expenses for full-time and contract coaches to …
Call Matt Carver a disgruntled parent; he doesn’t mind.
In fact, you can say what you want, even take surreptitious photos of his J-Hawk Soccer Club team during a practice on Urbandale soccer fields. Say …
Global stocks fell for a second day amid concern the economic recovery is faltering, with Standard & Poor’s 500 index adding to losses from its worst drop since August.
The MSCI All-Country World index lost …
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity will kick off its Habitat Young Professionals (HYP) program from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on June 16 at Jethro’s BBQ, 3100 Forest Ave.
HYP is a philanthropic organization in …
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