Archive for January 2011
MPO hires Ashby as executive director
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) announced yesterday that R. Todd Ashby was named executive director of the organization.
Ashby, a resident of Ankeny, joins the MPO after serving as an account manager …
Read MoreCommunity Foundation adds to board
The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines announced yesterday a number of additions to its board of directors and a pair of promotions.
Joining the board are: Peg Armstrong-Gustafson, community philanthropist; Richard Deming, M.D., Mercy …
Read MoreMinnesota company buys Quality Concrete Pipe of Des Moines
Des Moines-based Quality Concrete Pipe Inc., which also operates as CSI Precast, has been acquired by Cretex Cos. Inc., a privately held owner of manufacturing companies with headquarters in Elk River, Minn., the Minneapolis-St. Paul …
Read MoreColorfx acquires Artcraft
Des-Moines-based Colorfx LLC announced the acquisition of Des Moines-based Artcraft Inc. today.
Combined with Colorfx sister company Rock Communications Ltd. in Newton, the merged operation will have approximately 450 employees operating five facilities in central …
Read MoreOlive Garden to open Monday in Ankeny
Olive Garden will open its newest restaurant at 770 S.E. Oralabor Road in Ankeny at 4 p.m. on Jan. 10, the company announced yesterday.
The addition of the 246-seat, 7,441-square-foot restaurant is expected to create …
Read MoreHouse Republicans have a budget plan
Immigrants, preschoolers and college professors will lose funding under a budget plan that Iowa House Republicans say will save $500 million.
Soon to be the majority party in the House of Representatives, the caucus said …
Read MoreHubbell endowment places them in Leadership Circle
Charlotte and Fred Hubbell are the latest members of the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Leadership Circle, a group comprised of donors who have created an endowment that supports projects or causes that provide …
Read MoreHomebuilding, government projects boost construction spending
Construction spending rose in November for a third straight month, boosted by funding for homebuilding and federal government projects, the U.S. Department of Commerce said today. The 0.4 percent increase exceeded the median forecast of …
Read MoreIndianola development group signs off on merger
The Indianola Development Corp. (IDC), formed in May 1962 as a for-profit company that bought land for economic development, came to an end Dec. 22 when its shareholders voted to merge with the Indianola Development …
Read MoreMercer completes acquisition
Mercer Investment Consulting Inc. has completed its acquisition of St. Louis-based Hammond Associates, the third-largest investment consulting firm serving endowments and foundations in the United States. Mercer said the acquisition enhances its alternative research and …
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