Archive for January 2012
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Kaleidoscope at the Hub hosts craft bazaar Wednesday afternoons
Downtown’s Kaleidoscope at the Hub is hosting KaleidoSHOPPE Market every other Wednesday from January through April. KaleidoSHOPPE Market is a craft and goods bazaar featuring artwork, handmade clothing and jewelry, collectibles and homemade/specialty food products …
Read MoreSurvey reveals employers optimistic about staffing
Few U.S. employers predict significant staff cutbacks in the year ahead, according to a survey by Right Management, the talent and career management experts within ManpowerGroup.
Only 3 percent of respondents anticipate significant cutbacks or …
Read MoreErnst & Young entrepreneur award applications due March
Applications for the the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for the Central Midwest region — which includes Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska — are due March 9 with the ceremony scheduled for …
Read MoreBenefit to honor local farmer on Jan. 21
The Seed the Farm benefit will take place Jan. 21 starting at 7 p.m. to honor Jennie Smith, owner of Butcher Crik Farms, who is heading to New Zealand this February as a Rotary Club …
Read MoreECS acquired by Millennium
Des Moines-based Employment Cost Solutions LLC (ECS) announced that it recently sold its operations to Millennium Rehabilitation & Consulting Services Inc. and will continue to operate as a division known as E3 Work Therapy Services. …
Read MoreTransportation plan public meetings to be held
On Jan. 26, the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold three public meetings to get feedback on an amendment to the Horizon Year 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, which serves as a guide for …
Read MoreNew provost appointed at Drake University
President David Maxwell announced that Deneese Jones has been appointed to the position of provost, effective June 1.
A search committee of faculty, staff and students recommended Jones after reviewing nearly 70 candidates during a …
Read MoreCredit union servicers form strategic alliance
The Members Group (TMG), a Clive-based credit union payment services company, has entered into a strategic partnership with a large California-based credit union servicer it formerly competed with.
The companies say the collaboration will enable …
Read MoreBranstad delivers state address, outlines four-point jobs plan
Gov. Terry Branstad delivered his Condition of the State address to the Iowa General Assembly this morning, outlining two major priorities this legislative session: enacting a four-point jobs and careers plan of action and creating …
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