Business Community Events

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Event Oct. 22: TechBrew adds suds to Ames

The Technology Association of Iowa’s rolling tech-and-beer-fueled happy hour sets up in the M-Shop at Iowa State University’s Memorial Union at 5 p.m. Thursday. The informal gathering is for entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders …

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Event Oct. 27: Dubuque native Oscar-winning “Cove” documentarian to speak at ISU on “Racing Extinction”

Dubuque native Louie Psihoyos will present “Racing Extinction” at 8 p.m. Oct. 27, in the Iowa State University Memorial Union’s Great Hall. The speech is free and open to the public. Psihoyos won an Oscar in 2010 …

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Event Oct. 21: The case for hiring people with disabilities

Drake University professor Bob Stensrud will present the business case for hiring people with disabilities on Wednesday at a Greater Des Moines Partnership forum. The event, scheduled from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Jesse …

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Event Oct. 27: Downtown DIG discusses Water Works Park plan

The downtown Development Insights Group (DIG) plans a discussion of the Water Works Park master plan at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 27 at RDG Planning & Design, 301 Grand Ave. The event, sponsored by Whitfield & …

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Event Oct. 23: Drake, United Nations group to host climate change forum

The Iowa United Nations Association and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake will host an Oct. 23 climate change forum at Drake University. The session from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m …

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Event Oct. 30: Jindal to speak in Des Moines

Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal will speak from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at the State Historical Building of Iowa. The Louisiana governor’s appearance at the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Caucus Candidate Forum …

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Event Jan. 30: John Stoddard Rally Against Cancer

The John Stoddard Rally Against Cancer annual fundraising event Jan. 30 will feature a special presentation by Jim Kelly, two-time cancer survivor, retired Buffalo Bills quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer. Over the past …

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Event Oct. 14: Holmes Murphy reputation and crisis management workshop

Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. will host a series of workshops for business leaders on how to minimize the impact on reputations during a crisis or other adverse event. Attendees will leave with a strategy …

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Event Oct. 14: Open house at Homestead CAP Center

The Homestead will hold an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for its newly expanded Children’s Autism Project (CAP) Center in Altoona. The Altoona CAP Center began serving children with autism in 2010 but quickly …

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Event Oct. 21: Square One DSM’s Colwell to take questions

Square One DSM’s Mike Colwell will take questions from entrepreneur Tej Dhawan at the next Start-Up Stories, rather than serve as moderator as he has in the past. “I guess it’s my turn to take…