Archive for May 2012
Two Iowa ethanol plants to join biobutanol early adopters
Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC announced today it has added two Iowa ethanol plants to its consortium of early adopters of its biobutanol alternative fuel technology.
Lincolnway Energy LLC in Nevada and Corn LP in Goldfield …
Read More75 million Americans expected to eat out this Mother’s Day
New research from the National Restaurant Association shows Mother’s Day surpasses Valentine’s Day as the most popular holiday for diningt, with 75 million Americans expected to dine out to celebrate the holiday.
The survey shows …
Read MoreEU expert to speak at Drake
Tomorrow night, Tim Haughton, an Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University, will speak about the European Union’s solidarity and vulnerability.
The event will be held at …
Read MoreAnkeny city manager to retire
The Ankeny City Council unanimously approved early retirement for City Manager Carl Metzger on Monday night. Metzger, who has served as Ankeny’s city manager since 1985, will be retiring June 30.
During his tenure, the …
Read MoreNationwide completes merger
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced this morning that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Group Inc.
Nationwide’s acquisition of the Pennsylvania-based insurer makes Harleysville part of Nationwide’s …
Read MoreUnited Way helps low-income Central Iowans file tax returns
United Way of Central Iowa filed 3,517 tax returns for lower-income Central Iowans as a part of it’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, a 22 percent increase from 2011.
The program’s 170 volunteers helped …
Read MoreFlower Power 5K to take place June 23
The Friends of the Des Moines Botanical Center are hosting the fifth annual Flower Power 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk on June 23.
The event begins at 8 a.m. at the Des Moines Botanical and …
Read More