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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: State of Iowa buys property in Des Moines for $10.6 million

The state of Iowa has acquired property at 50 Forest Ave. and 1333 Ohio St. in Des Moines for $10.6 million, Polk County real estate records show.

The state’s Department of Public Safety requested the …

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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation announces loan repayment program for rural veterinarians

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) has established the Rural Veterinarian Loan Repayment Incentive Program to help attract and retain rural veterinarians. The program will award four people who practice, or will practice, veterinary medicine …

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Gov. Reynolds awards Iowa businesses $14 million in grants to create, expand child care options

Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Workforce Development have announced $14 million in new grant awards for Iowa businesses that are expanding child care projects for their employees.

The funding comes from the state’s Child Care …

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WesleyLife Foundation receives nearly $374,000 grant for Newton community

The Geisler-Penquite Foundation awarded WesleyLife Foundation a $373,977 grant to support Park Centre, a WesleyLife community in Newton. The grant will benefit the community’s Good Samaritan Fund, which supports residents if they deplete their financial …

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Community Foundation awards $310,000 in grants to local nonprofits

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has awarded Leadership Grants totaling $310,000 to two community projects: Anawim Housing’s Monarch Apartments and Ellipsis – A Place for Girls: Expanding Capacity for Group Foster Care. The …

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Dupaco Foundation launches renewable college scholarship program

The Dupaco Foundation, a private foundation associated with Dupaco Community Credit Union, has announced a new renewable college scholarship program. Ten $4,000 scholarships will be awarded in increments of $1,000 per year to high school …

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$10 million in assistance proposed for downtown Des Moines project

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The proposed project to renovate the Financial Center would receive up to $10 million in financial assistance from the city of Des Moines under a proposal scheduled to be voted on …

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Two Men and a Truck Des Moines franchise announces new leadership

The Des Moines location of Two Men and a Truck, a franchised moving company, has announced five new owners, Tyler Whalen, Justin Tangeman and brothers Curtis, Kevin and Steve Newman. All Iowa natives, the new …

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Smithsonian traveling exhibition comes to Newton

The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition “Spark! Places of Innovation” is on display at Legacy Plaza in Newton until Jan. 30. The exhibition, part of the Museum on Main Street program, highlights how small towns across …

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One more thing with retired news anchor, journalist and Central College alumnus Harry Smith

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When I interviewed Harry Smith in October on the Central College campus in Pella, the focus was his class on curiosity he was teaching at his alma mater. But naturally, the …

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