Food Bank of Iowa CEO Michelle Book announced she will retire Dec. 31 after leading the organization for nearly nine years.
Since Book became CEO in 2016, some of the food bank’s progress …
More than 100 volunteers have worked since Friday building family homes at On With Life’s Ankeny campus, 715 S.W. Ankeny Road. The construction of the homes is part of Hubbell Realty Co.’s sixth Extreme Build …
The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA Iowa) will host its annual Experience conference on Oct. 9. The conference will open with keynote speaker Julia Fitzgerald, former chief marketing officer of Build-A-Bear. Other …
Aureon, a Des Moines-based business connectivity and technology solutions provider, has announced the first recipients for the Community Development Grant program it launched this year. Nine recipients shared $30,000 of grants, according to a news …
Jodi Urich was at a Bible study class when she first learned that Caring Hands Outreach Center was hiring a new top executive.
Urich, whose daily walks took her past the center at 602 Third …
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Wellmark Foundation is donating to help four Iowa school districts that have confronted natural disasters this year recover, according to a news release. Flooding and tornadoes produced unexpected costs …
Goodwill of Central Iowa has announced it will expand its e-commerce operation at its headquarters in Johnston. The expansion will add 28,000 square feet of dedicated space to sort, post and ship items sold on …
The Principal Charity Classic announced Thursday its 2024 tournament raised a record $8.6 million supporting Iowa youth organizations and initiatives. Since Principal Financial Group became the title sponsor in 2007, the tournament has raised $62 …
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced the recipient of the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application.
Dennis Beesigamukama, a postdoctoral fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology …
The World Food Prize Foundation recently released its first Top Agrifood Pioneers (TAP) list, which recognizes global trailblazers who are working in food and agriculture. According to a news release, the 38 awardees come from …
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