Archive for February 2012
Des Moines Arts Festival wins Bravo award
The Des Moines Arts Festival was presented with the Encore Award at the seventh annual Bravo Greater Des Moines Awards Gala last Saturday at Hy-Vee Hall.
The Encore Award recognizes Bravo-funded organizations focusing on arts …
Read MoreDMACC sets enrollment record
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has set a spring semester enrollment record for the 12th consecutive year, with 24,580 students taking 206,698 credits.
The number also represents more students attending classes this spring than …
Read MoreIP attorney discusses legislation affecting startups on Feb. 15
Join intellectual property attorney Emily Harris of the Davis Brown Law Firm on Feb. 15 as she discusses new legislative acts — one passed and two pending — that could make life more difficult for …
Read MoreSurgery practice joins Iowa Health Physicians and Clinics
Central Iowa Surgery, a Des Moines-based surgical practice, has joined Iowa Health Physicians and Clinics, effective Feb. 1.
The practice’s two physicians, Dr. Steven Goldstein and Dr. Jamie Patel, are both board-certified general surgeons and …
Read MoreEMC insurance releases data compromise coverage
EMC Insurance Cos. recently rolled out a new data compromise and identity recovery product, becoming one of the first of a limited number of companies to offer this kind of coverage.
The coverage, designed to …
Read MoreReport: P&C insurers’ net income down 40 percent
Property and casualty insurers’ premiums grew by a small amount last year, but earnings were hammered by an unprecedented number of natural catastrophes, weak investment returns and a generally sour economy, A.M. Best Co. Inc. …
Read MoreDwolla raises $5 million, expresses interest to stay in Des Moines
Dwolla Corp. has raised $5 million in funding, according to Business Insider. The investment was led by New York-based Union Square Ventures, and partner Albert Wenger will join Dwolla’s board.
Also investing are New York-based …
Read MoreReport: Dwolla raises $5 million, expresses interest to stay in Des Moines
Dwolla Corp. has raised $5 million in funding, according to Business Insider. The investment was led by New York-based Union Square Ventures, and partner Albert Wenger will join Dwolla’s board. Also investing are New York-based …
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