Ian Roberts has hit the ground running in his first two months on the job as superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools.
He hasn’t really had much choice. The state’s largest school district is preparing …
Tyler Wyngarden is no stranger to the Technology Association of Iowa, having joined the organization in June 2015. He started doing education programming, providing computer science education for after-school programs for 350 K-12 schools, later …
Julie Iskow, who describes herself as being “born, raised, educated and employed” in the San Francisco Bay Area, has traded Silicon Valley for more time in the Silicon Prairie since joining Ames-based Workiva in 2019.…
A late Monday Night Football game kept Toby O’Berry out of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
O’Berry had stayed up late to watch the match between the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, …
Jeremy Parsons grew up around fairs. His dad was a county fair board president. He was involved in Future Farmers of America as a student, spending time around the Decatur County Fair. Parsons also spent …
For Kelly Baum, even as a curator at the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Des Moines Art Center’s reputation stood out.
“The Art Center was on my radar,” Baum said. “It’s …
Quick, what’s the largest bank that has its headquarters in Iowa? Give up?
It’s MidWestOne Bank, based in Iowa City, with over $5.5 billion of deposits in five states reported at the end of March. …
Like many Americans, Tanya Keith’s life changed when the U.S. was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.
At the time, Keith was working as a commercial interior designer in Des Moines. Her parents and …
Everyone is shaped in some way by the community they grow up around and get involved in. That connection and commitment to community runs deep for Julian Neely.
Growing up in Des Moines and Johnston, …
Dave Keith has built a wooden fire truck for his grandson, a roll-top desk for his wife, a custom table for a silent auction at United Way, and a question-mark-shaped bookshelf for his office.
Now, …
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