Archive for March 2011
City seeks proposals on bridge projects
The city of Des Moines is taking proposals on two separate bridge projects.
One project is a citywide bridge and structure evaluation in accordance with current National Bridge Inspection Standards. The other is to evaluate …
Read MoreVIDEO: DigitaLink – Chris Nelson
Chris Nelson has been president of Kemin Industries Inc. in Des Moines since 1999.…
Read MoreStudy: Americans plan to work past retirement
A survey by Aviva plc shows that 57 percent of Americans expect to work past their normal retirement date, a higher proportion than in any other of the 10 countries in the study.
Aviva’s study …
Read MoreProgram cuts could avert government shutdown
Budget-cutting Republicans pressured President Barack Obama and Democrats to accept a proposal to trim $4 billion of federal spending over the next two weeks by eliminating programs that Obama has also targeted, in an effort …
Read MoreJacobs appointed as Utilities Board chairperson
Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday appointed former state Rep. Elizabeth Jacobs as chair of the Iowa Utilities Board. Jacobs will serve in the position starting May 1 until April 30, 2013.
Her board term will last …
Read MoreHeinrich and Lamberti appointed to Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday appointed Carl Heinrich and Jeff Lamberti to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.
Heinrich, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is the past president of Iowa Western Community College and …
Read MoreSilicon Prairie expands to Kansas City
Silicon Prairie News is holding an expansion party in Kansas City tonight after launching into the city as a third coverage area in mid-February.
The company started in Omaha in 2008 and expanded to Des …
Read MoreWarren County seeks leadership award nominations
The Warren County Leadership Institute, a program that trains and informs leaders who live or work in Warren County, is seeking nominations for the Kent Britten Memorial Leadership Award.
The award is presented each year …
Read MoreWater Street to close Wednesday
Water Street will be closed to traffic from Walnut Street to Court Avenue on Wednesday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a city sewer project. Access to the Polk County Administration Building parking lot …
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