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Event March 2: Heartland AEA Education Career Fair

Heartland Area Education Agency is hosting a free education career fair on March 2 from 2 to 6 p.m. at its main office in Johnston. Teachers and other education professionals can meet with representatives from …

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Event Feb. 16: Urban Land Institute to focus on downtown growth

Urban Land Institute Iowa will discuss the plans, regulations, incentives, financing sources and developer decisions that have led to the population growth of downtown Des Moines. Speakers are Mike Ludwig and Mary Niederbach of the …

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Event Feb. 29: Next steps in water quality

Leaders of the Iowa Soil and Water Future Task Force will lay out key recommendations and plans for this legislative session at an event beginning 11:30 a.m. Feb. 29 at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, …

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Event March 1: Hospitality industry career fair

The Iowa Restaurant Association is hosting a hospitality industry career fair, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines. The Iowa restaurant and hospitality industry employs …

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Event April 5: innovationIOWA magazine launch

Community leaders and others will gather from 5 to 7 p.m. April 5 at Workiva Inc. in Ames for the innovationIOWA magazine launch party. Comments will be at 6 p.m. The event will include the …

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Event Feb. 11: Iowa Center for Architecture open house

The Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Iowa Architectural Foundation will host an open house from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday to celebrate the launch of the Iowa Center for Architecture …

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Event Feb. 11: Public hearing on unified workforce plan

Iowa Workforce Development, the lead agency in Iowa’s implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), will lead two public meetings on Feb. 11 to review and discuss the second draft of the Unified …

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Event Feb. 19: Wine & Food Showcase

Des Moines Metro Opera’s Wine & Food Showcase will be held Feb. 19 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. Central Iowa’s finest chefs and caterers will join with Iowa’s best vintners, brewers and distributors to …

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Event Feb. 9: Education Celebration at Iowa Energy game

More than 5,000 students from schools across Central Iowa will fill Wells Fargo Arena on Feb. 9 to watch the Iowa Energy take on the Westchester Knicks for the seventh annual Education Celebration. Sponsored by …

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Event March 3: Business forum heads to Grinnell

The next “Connecting Statewide Leaders” forum by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry will be March 3 at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. in Grinnell. The events are to encourage networking and sometimes result in …