Former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, along with his wife, Ruth, founded the Harkin Institute in 2013 as a nonpartisan policy nonprofit focused on labor and employment, people with disabilities, retirement security, and wellness and nutrition. …
Jill Wilkins’ home office wall, decorated with framed posters from Broadway shows, is a reminder of the influence the arts have on her life. Her parents are both artists, which drew her to dance, music …
2023 was so disastrous for U.S. pork producers that analysts were left to predict that 2024 couldn’t possibly be any worse.
Tyson’s announcement that it will soon close a Perry processing plant, putting nearly 1,300 …
April Schmaltz never lived in the same place for long while growing up.
She was born in Tennessee, spent most of her childhood in a small community called Buhler, Kan., and moved to Texas when …
Jon Rozenfeld arrived in Des Moines on Jan. 8 to a brown, dry landscape to begin his new role as UnityPoint Health’s market president. By the next day, the scenery looked a little different – …
When Iowa artist Julia Franklin was a child growing up in north Texas, she would melt crayons on the hot lightbulb of a bedroom lamp.
She recalls this distinctly because she uses wax in her …
Data in the 2020 One Economy report tells a story about the disparities Black residents in Polk County face. For example, in 2019, Des Moines was named the 10th-best city for business and careers; however, …
Jay Reavis got his start with Holmes Murphy in 2002 as an intern at one of the company’s subsidiaries after meeting Holmes Murphy’s then-CEO while working at a sunglasses shop in Valley West Mall. …
Kaity Patchett’s first week as executive director of the Central Iowa region’s Capital Crossroads initiative was “appropriately overwhelming and extremely exciting.”
The 35-year-old said she is meeting key players and taking a deep dive into …
Mercy College of Health Sciences and Buena Vista University have announced a partnership to launch a 3+1 nursing program in Storm Lake. In four years, students will earn both a bachelor’s degree from BVU and …
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