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In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 5-28-19

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Nichole Reicher’s new beauty business is more like an art class, she says. She opened Beauty EDIT in Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia neighborhood on March 1. The makeup and skin care store represents a …

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Central College to host STEM Exploration event in June

Central College in Pella is offering a two-day visit opportunity for prospective high school students with its STEM Exploration event on June 27-28. The free event, sponsored by Alliant Energy, will enable prospective students to …

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Former state Sen. Rita Hart announces run for Iowa’s 2nd District

KCCI: Former Iowa state Sen. Rita Hart is running for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Hart, a Democrat, served in the Iowa Senate from 2012 to 2016. Most recently, she was the running mate for Fred Hubbell …

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Jindrich selected as next Linn County finance director

Corridor Business Journal: The Linn County Board of Supervisors has named Dawn Jindrich to be the next Linn County finance director. Jindrich, currently the Linn County budget director, is succeeding Finance Director Steve Tucker, who …

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Cast your vote for Eastern Iowa’s Most Influential

The Corridor Business Journal has opened voting for its annual Most Influential list, and they want to hear from you. This program recognizes the people who have made the biggest mark on the Corridor within the past year, …

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Bravo names intern hosts

Bravo Greater Des Moines today named the seven organizations that will host interns in the first year of the Diversity in Arts Leadership  internship program.
They are:  
•Des Moines Performing Arts – Research and …

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Report: Small business continues to get banking cold shoulder

A new report published by Oxford Economics indicates that a decade after the financial crisis, American small businesses continue to be neglected by banks.

The “Big Business of Small Business” report, launched in partnership with Funding …

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Hines named CEO of statewide Children’s Cancer Connection

Corridor Business Journal: After an extensive search, the board of directors of Children’s Cancer Connection selected Jennifer Hines to succeed Mark Slocum as chief executive officer of the organization, which serves families of children with cancer who …

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Lamb named Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity executive director

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Kelly Lamb recently joined Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity as its new executive director. Lamb’s previous work with not-for-profit organizations included managing the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Iowa City, Habitat …

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The Elbert Files: Brooklyn

I awoke recently to the sound of workers pouring a new floor less than 30 yards from my 15th-floor hotel room in downtown Brooklyn. They were so close I could see individual pieces of gravel …

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