Archive for May 2012
Partnership hopes to pack Drake for NCAA meet
The Greater Des Moines Partnership and Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau are hoping to pack Drake Stadium for the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships to better promote Des Moines. …
DMARC partners with Walgreens
The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) is teaming up with Walgreen Co. to help support DMARC’s 12 food pantries around the state.
Twenty-three Walgreens stores will now be donation sites as part of DMARC’s …
Read MoreWorld Food Prize Hall now open
The recently restored World Food Prize Hall of Laureates is now open to the public on Saturdays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The hall has been closed for Leadership in Energy and …
Read MoreDes Moines adds jobs from March to April
Overall, Iowa added nearly 25,000 jobs from …
Read MorePending home sales drop in April
The sales index measures how many people have signed contracts …
Read MoreEFR raises $65,000 on Sunday
Employee & Family Resources (EFR) raised $65,000 on Sunday with its annual fund-raiser, Every Family Rocks.
The family music festival featured Not Ready for Naptime Players, The Nadas and The Verve Pipe. More than 1,000 …
Read MoreZuckerberg no longer one of the world’s 40 richest
Facebook Inc. founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg became a very young billionaire when Facebook went public almost two weeks ago, but now that the company’s stock price is declining, he is no longer one of …
Read MoreEuro falls to lowest point in two years
The European debt crisis may be spreading to the eurozone’s larger economies, according to Bloomberg, causing the euro to fall to its lowest level against the . dollar in two years.
The drop in value …
Read MoreSmall businesses, big opportunities
Nearly 96 percent of potential markets are outside the United States, but taking products overseas can be a daunting and challenging task for small business owners.
“The biggest question is how do I get my …
Read MoreLife Care Services in joint venture with Indiana company
Des Moines-based Life Care Services signed a joint venture agreement with Mainstreet Property Group LLC, of Cicero, Ind., to own and operate the first of several skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation and assisted living communities. Mainstreet, …
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