(Des Moines, Iowa – January 31, 2022) – Bank Iowa today announced the winners of the family-owned bank’s second annual Living our Values awards. The awards recognize team members who have acted in alignment with one or more of Bank Iowa’s four core values: Be People Centered, Bring Your Best,
Read More →During the past year, the Iowa Legislature proposed and even codified into law bills that attempt to normalize discrimination, reduce voting access and hurt many citizens of this state. Legislators are proposing more of the same during this year’s session of the General Assembly. To call out these efforts and
Read More →Springfield, Mo. – After 23 years of dedicated service at Great Southern Bank and its predecessors, Bev Price, regional banking center manager, has announced her retirement. She will retire effective January 28, 2022. Price’s career in banking has spanned 45 years, beginning in 1977 at American Federal Savings and Loan.
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Posted January 25, 2022in The Culture Buzz
From the beautiful MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
Read More →CEO Dick Triplett of Triplett Office Solutions announced a merger with another privately held central Iowa company, Primary Source, Inc., effective today. This partnership will allow the Primary Source work force to join the Triplett Office Solutions Team providing effective and efficient results in business to business promotions, marketing initiatives,
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Posted January 18, 2022in The Culture Buzz
From the beautiful MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
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Posted January 18, 2022in Stray Thoughts
I stumbled across a statistical tidbit the other day that probably will surprise many people. U.S. Census Bureau figures show that between 1900 and 2000, the state that grew the least in population, on a percentage basis, was Iowa. Read that again. No state had smaller population growth between 1900
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Posted January 11, 2022in The Culture Buzz
From the beautiful MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
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Posted January 10, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Typically, in the days leading up to the start of a new session of the Iowa Legislature, the attention is on lawmakers’ goals and priorities — and on the pledges they make to work together for the good of the people of Iowa. This year, however, Republican leaders who control
Read More →Living History Farms has received a grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to present “Emancipation Day, a Juneteenth Event,” on June 11, 2022. “This grant supports programming that will explore the history of African Americans in Iowa,” Living History Farms President Ruth Haus said. “We are grateful to
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