Archive for January 2015
Turner to lead international arm of Outreach Inc.
Outreach Inc., a Des Moines-based international relief organization, announced it has hired Dr. Deborah Ann Turner as its vice president of international programs. Turner, a gynecologist/oncologist at Mercy Cancer Center, has been involved with the …
Read MoreColby Interests has plans for Apple Valley
Colby Interests will demolish its Apple Valley shopping center in Windsor Heights to make way for a phased retail development called Midtown Center that could add $10 million in taxable value once the new …
Read MoreColby Interests has plans for Apple Valley
Colby Interests will demolish its Apple Valley shopping center in Windsor Heights to make way for a phased retail development called Midtown Center that could add $10 million in taxable value once the new …
Read MoreValley Junction taking applications for Farmers Market
The Valley Junction Farmers Market is now accepting applications from potential vendors interested in selling their goods during the 2015 market season. The market, held May 7 through Oct. 1, features more than 100 vendors …
Read MoreAIGA Iowa’s Winter Luncheon continues next week
AIGA Iowa will continue its Winter Luncheon series next week at Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge in downtown Des Moines. “Let’s Get Digital” is the theme of the series. Next week’s event, scheduled for …
Read MoreIowa construction employment increased in December and the past year
Construction companies added 500 workers in December and construction employment increased by 4,700 from a year ago, an industry group said. Nationally, construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between …
Read MoreMeredith earnings, revenues rise in its fiscal second quarter
Meredith Corp. said today that revenues in its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec. 31, rose 13 percent to $399 million, including a 25 percent increase in advertising revenues. Second-quarter earnings increased 30 percent to …
Read MoreMercy converts Urbandale clinic to internal medicine
Mercy Clinics announced Tuesday that it is converting its family medicine clinic in Urbandale to an internal medicine clinic and will move several family practice doctors from that clinic to its other clinics in Greater …
Read MorePartnership celebrates diversity, development, new leadership
The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 126th annual dinner drew more than 1,200 business and community leaders, who learned about the area’s accomplishments, honored diversity award winners and heard Pulitzer Prize -winning author Jon Meacham.
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Read MoreBest #seizedesmoines tweets from the Partnership Annual Dinner
Greater Des Moines Partnership CEO Jay Byers, known for his ability to post selfies even while giving speeches, took great delight in unveiling a #SeizeDesMoines hashtag campaign that will allow the Twittersphere to share what …
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