Diana Wright has always been surrounded by entrepreneurs: In her hometown of Clear Lake, both her parents were business owners and community leaders.
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Wright hired as startup community builder at Greater Des Moines Partnership Thursday, April 1, 2021 3:08 PM Diana Wright has joined the Greater Des Moines Partnership as its startup community builder. Wright, who most recently worked at Iowa State University’s Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, will begin her new role on April 19. She will engage with existing startup and high-growth businesses and will help new startups connect with the community, its mentors, advisers, investors and other community leaders. “I am focused on a single purpose: to help entrepreneurs build real, impactful businesses in Iowa,” Wright said in a news release announcing her hiring. “I am excited to work with existing and aspiring startup founders in Greater Des Moines to help them connect, build upon success and identify how we can collectively continue to build the startup ecosystem in this community.” In her role with the Pappajohn Center, Wright led, created,
Flint Board of Education approves student return to classrooms by mid-March
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
The Flint Community Schools Board of Education approved a plan to return pre-K through 3rd grade students to the classroom implementing a hybrid in-person model Monday, March 15. Students in 4th through 12th grade will tentatively return Monday, March 22 with the hybrid model. (Screenshot from Wednesday, March 10 board meeting)Screenshot from Wednesday, March 10 board meeting
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FLINT, MI The Flint Community Schools Board of Education approved a plan Wednesday night to have students return to classrooms for the first time in the 2020-21 school year.
Flint Community Schools Return to In-Person Learning
In a meeting last night, the school board voted to transition back to in-person classes.
On Wednesday night, the school board of Flint Community Schools took a vote on returning to in-person classes. The results of the vote were five members voting yes to return to in-person classes with only one member voting against it.
We need to make our decision based on what is best for our kids and the parents and right now they are ready to go to school.said school board member Diana Wright.
Moving forward, students in self-contained classrooms, the Early Childhood Developmental Delay (ECDD,) and Pre-K through third grade will return to in-person classes on Monday, March 15th. Students in fourth through twelfth grade will return on Monday, March 22nd.
Red Cross asks for blood donations in honor of Black History Month
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and last updated 2021-02-08 18:00:17-05
GREAT FALLS â The Montana Red Cross is asking people to give blood in honor of Black History Month. As an incentive, all donors who give in February will receive a $5 Amazon gift card, made possible by a one-million dollar donation from Amazon.
Montana Red Cross director Diana Wright told MTN that when the temperatures drop this low, a lot of people tend to cancel their blood appointments. But despite the winter weather and potential decline in supply, the Red Cross still has a high demand for blood and plasma donations.