Archive for November 2012
‘The Nutcracker’ to take place Dec. 6 to 9
Ballet Des Moines will present “The Nutcracker” at Hoyt Sherman Place Theater on Dec. 6 to 9. The show features Ballet Des Moines’ six professional dancers and more than 200 local dancers.
Show Times are: …
Read MoreCivic Music fundraiser on Dec. 7
Civic Music Association will hold a fundraiser on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Sbrocco featuring musicians Stefon Harris, Nicholas Payton and David Sanchez.
Event cost is $50 per person, and all proceeds will benefit …
Read MoreHatch outlines health-care legislation, state working group
Pledging to “make it a priority to do health-care reform the Iowa way,” state Sen. Jack Hatch this morning outlined a legislative proposal to implement provisions of the federal health-care overhaul, and called for a …
Read MoreDeWaay Financial Network gives up its broker-dealer license
DeWaay Financial Network LLC has given up its broker-dealer license, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a private regulator.
The Clive-based financial services company …
Read MoreThe United States of Stanford
Almost 40,000 active for-profit companies trace their roots to Stanford University, and if they formed an independent country, it would be the world’s 10th-largest economy, according to a study, Bloomberg reported.
The companies’ combined annual …
Read MoreArmstrong resigns from Livestrong board
Lance Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France cycling winner stripped of his titles because of a doping scandal, has resigned from the board of the Livestrong Foundation, the charity he began 15 years ago after …
Read MoreIowa Innovation Corp. receives award
The Iowa Innovation Corp. was the recipient of the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds 2012 award for best approach for technology-based economic development. The award recognizes the achievements by a technology-based economic development …
Read MoreYoung Professionals accepting award nominations
The Young Professionals Connection is accepting nominations for its Amy Jennings Young Professional of the Year and Ashley Okland Community Service awards. To nominate an individual for either award, please visit www.ypcdsm.com for a nomination …
Read MorePrincipal Global Investors names new head of emerging markets
Principal Global Investors LLC has named Mihail Dobrinov as head of its emerging market equities team. Dobrinov joined Principal Global Investors in 1995 as an international and emerging market debt and currency specialist. He joined …
Read MoreHubbell receives award for Riverpoint Lofts rehab
Hubbell Realty Co.’s Riverpoint Lofts recently received 1000 Friends of Iowa’s 2012 Best Development Award for Renovated Residential. Riverpoint Lofts is a historic rehabilitation project that turned a former Des Moines factory building, originally built …
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