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Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation announces 2024 total giving
Delta Dental of Iowa announced its foundation committed $3.6 million to 324 organizations to address oral and overall health needs in 2024. The funding supported projects such as loan repayments for Iowa dentists, system and …
Read MoreLabor force participation remains same in March
Iowa’s labor force participation rate held steady at 67% in March as 1,700 Iowans entered the labor force. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in March, up slightly from 3.3% in February, according …
Read MoreHubbell Construction receives national award
Hubbell Construction Services, a division of Hubbell Realty Co., received an “AGC in the Community” Special Recognition Award from the Association of General Contractors of America for its Homes of Hope Hubbell Extreme Build. The …
Read MoreBig Grove For Good invests $48,000 in local community initiatives
The Big Grove for Good Foundation has awarded $48,000 to six nonprofit organizations, including two organizations in Polk County. Each nonprofit will receive $8,000. The nonprofits selected from Polk County were the Beacon and the …
Read MoreWells Fargo, BHFO announce layoffs
Wells Fargo has laid off an additional 46 employees and Cedar Rapids-based BHFO has laid off 32 people, according to a state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act report. That brings to 113 the number …
Read MoreUrbandale approves Merle Hay Mall revitalization plan; IEDA board to get update Friday
The Urbandale City Council has signed off on a revised revitalization plan for Merle Hay Mall, with the amended application for funds from the state’s Iowa Reinvestment Act program now going to the Iowa Economic …
Read MoreOrigin Homes receives Rand Fisher Rural Leadership Award
Origin Homes was awarded a 2025 Rand Fisher Rural Leadership Award at the 2025 Iowa Rural Summit. The award, given by the Iowa Rural Development Council, highlights an organization that demonstrates exceptional leadership, innovation and …
Read MoreWest Des Moines receives service delivery award
West Des Moines Mayor Russ Trimble and members of the City Council received the Leading the Way Award from ETC Institute during a presentation at the April 7 City Council meeting. This is the third …
Read MoreBlank Park Zoo announces Jurassic exhibit
It’s going to be a Jurassic Park summer at the Blank Park Zoo.
Fifteen animatronic dinosaurs will take over Blank Park Zoo from July to October, the zoo announced today.
The Dino Park Zoo experience …
Read MorePurchase Moore Hamann Bacon receives marketing awards
The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” initiative was recently named the grand champion of the National Agri-Marketing Association Awards. The association
judged 950 award entries in more than 60 categories. The initiative …