Archive for September 2012
Iowa Insurance Division gains $230,000 settlement from Allianz
ISU breaks enrollment record again
Iowa State University’s enrollment this fall reached 31,040 students, the largest in the school’s history. It’s the fourth year of record enrollment and the sixth consecutive year of growth at Iowa State. Overall enrollment is up …
Read MoreNew Iowa program to add housing for disabled
Two Iowa state agencies have announced a low-interest loan fund to accelerate construction or renovation of housing for disabled Iowans.
Gov. Terry Branstad announced the The Community-Based Revolving Loan Fund program Wednesday afternoon. The program will …
Des Moines Social Club gets 10 percent of firehouse fund-raising goal
The Des Moines Social Club received another boost toward its $3.5 million fund-raising goal to purchase and renovate the firehouse at the corner of Ninth and Mulberry streets in downtown Des Moines.
The Community Foundation …
Read MoreD.M. Restaurant Week: If you’re reading this, you didn’t win the wine country trip
More than 20,000 people dined during the fifth annual Des Moines Restaurant WeekAug.17-26, contributing $285,000 in economic impact. This was an increase over 2011, when an estimated 19,000 visited Greater Des Moines restaurants, leaving around a …
Read MoreNew owners to reopen Des Moines’ Mars Cafe
Mars Cafe will reopen Sept. 15 under new ownership.
Founder Larry James closed the Drake neighborhood coffeehouse earlier this summer. New owners Mark Movic, Angela Johnson, Amedeo Rossi and Justin Schoen and some former employees …
Read MoreEnjoy jazz with lunch in downtown Des Moines Thursday
The Orchestrate Jazz Lunch Series on Thursday features The Damani Phillips Quartet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Des Moines Social Club, Fourth and Walnut streets. The Des Moines Social Club will offer jazz one …
Read MoreDes Moines startup business fair scheduled Sept. 11
StartupCity will host a Startup Fair on Sept. 11 from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at its offices in downtown Des Moines. The fair, which allows start-up businesses to showcase their products, is free to both …
Read MoreIowa economy may slow a bit – Iowa Business Council
The Iowa Business Council’s third-quarter survey of executives of …
Read MoreWomen of Influence 2012
Congratulations to all our wonderful Women of Influence. In the following pages, you’ll find a story on each of these inspirational women and, on our website, their advice via video to young business women. I …
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