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Tom and Ruth Harkin Center Achieves Gold Rating for Accessibility from Rick Hansen Foundation

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The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center, home of The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, has achieved Gold Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility CertificationTM, becoming the second building, following La Guardia...

Building post-pandemic workplaces that work for everyone

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Harkin Institute Executive Director Joseph Jones was one of nine Central Iowa professionals to share insights leaders should keep in mind during the COVID-19 recovery. Jones’ column about creating workplaces that work for everyone is available below. All nine...

The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center is the highest Green Globes rated project in Iowa

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The new Tom and Ruth Harkin Center has achieved three Green Globes, which is the highest rated project in the state of Iowa and the first project in the state to receive this level of rating. Some of the features that contributed to the success of the project include:...
Column: Creating an inclusive environment that benefits business owners, consumers and employees

Column: Creating an inclusive environment that benefits business owners, consumers and employees

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The Harkin Institute was invited to submit a guest column to the Des Moines Business Record’s Annual Real Estate Magazine about all that the organization learned about the value of universal design while building the new Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake...

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