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Catch Des Moines announces annual champion honors

Catch Des Moines, Central Iowa’s tourism industry organization, recently announced its 2024 Local Champions, Business and Member Awards during its annual celebration on Oct. 9. “Our Annual Celebration honors the successes of not only our …

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Partnership announces keynote speaker for annual Inclusion Summit

Troy Cicero, president and chief skill officer at training and consulting company MulticultuReal Communications Inc., will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 2024 Inclusion Summit. In 1994, Cicero founded the New …

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Young Professionals of Iowa holding annual conference Friday

The Young Professionals of Iowa is hosting its annual statewide gathering of young professionals on Friday, Oct. 18, in Ankeny, a news release said. Attendance is open to professionals working in all industries, public or …

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Mercy College gala raises $187,000 for student support

Mercy College of Health Sciences raised $187,000 to support scholarships and student emergency needs during its recent Legacy of Faith Gala. The event also celebrated the college’s 125th anniversary. “This incredible generosity by our community …

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Boys & Girls Clubs partners to host DMPS Options Academy program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa is partnering with Des Moines Public Schools to provide an additional location for the district’s Options Academy program at the Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Club on Drake …

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My City My Health hosting third annual Des Moines conference

My City My Health, a nonprofit holding a national series of conferences on health equity, is holding its third annual event in Des Moines on Nov. 15. The My City My Health conferences aim to …

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Holmes Murphy, BrokerTech Ventures to host international insurtech founders

Holmes Murphy and BrokerTech Ventures will co-host the the second annual Rapid Global Insurtech Accelerator (RGIA) with InsurTech Israel. The accelerator will bring 14 insurtech startup founders who represent six of seven continents to Holmes …

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ICON marks $100M in funds raised for water trails projects

Work continues on ICON Water Trails Scott Avenue site. Leaders say the site is scheduled to open in fall of 2026. Photo by Duane Tinkey.

ICON Water Trails celebrated a big fundraising milestone Thursday evening, …

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Best of the West Award voting now open

The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce has opened voting for its Best of the West awards, a community vote contest. There are over 100 award categories, and participants can submit votes for each category …

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HoQ owners to open Flora at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Chef Suman and Dr. Cynthia Hoque, owners of Des Moines restaurant HoQ, plan to open Flora in the former Trellis Café space at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. Trellis, which has operated at the …