Archive for April 2015
Environmentalist, author McKibben to speak at Grinnell commencement
Bill McKibben, an author and environmental activist who has written extensively about climate change, will speak at Grinnell College’s commencement exercises May 18. The event, which begins at 10 a.m. at the central campus amphitheater, …
Read MoreHistoric preservation summit is set for June
Registration is underway for the third annual Preserve Iowa Summit June 25-27 in Winterset. Speakers include Ed McMahon of the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C., Bonnie McDonald, president of Landmarks Illinois, and Underground Railroad …
Read MoreUrbandale meeting will focus on recent development incentives
The city of Urbandale will host a meeting from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 30 at the Giovannetti Community Shelter, 8900 Douglas Ave., to talk about recently approved approved financial incentives for Class A …
Read MoreMercy College receives endowed scholarship gift
Mercy College of Health Sciences announced Wednesday that it has received an alumna gift of $426,772 from the estate of G. Frances Shiltz Weieneth to establish an endowed scholarship for the benefit of a nursing …
Read MoreCommercial mortgage volume up 12 percent
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers closed $399.8 billion in loans in 2014, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today in a report.
Commercial mortgage-backed securities issuers led investor groups for which loans originated in 2014, …
Read MoreSuccess in Africa
WRITER’S NOTE: I visited Rwanda in 2009 as a fellow with the International Reporting Project. My series on Rwanda’s environmental initiatives, its work with Des Moines businessman Ted Townsend and the Great Ape Trust, and …
Read MoreDes Moines apartment owner and manager among tops in the country
Harry Bookey has been a hyper-active player in the multifamily market over the last year, according to a study by the National Multifamily Housing Council and National Apartment Association. Bookey’s Des Moines-based BH Management Services …
Read MoreCity official hopes a land sale leads to more development in Altoona
Altoona City Administrator Jeff Mark often finds himself sitting across the table from strangers. Frequently, they are proxies, representing unnamed clients who are contemplating a development deal with the city.
One face he does …
Read MoreThird annual Iowa Humanities Festival is this weekend
Register now to attend this weekend’s Iowa Humanities Festival, scheduled April 10-11. The theme of this year’s festival is “The Elusive Prairie,” explored from the perspective of the arts, biology, ecology, history, languages, literature, performance, …
Read MoreUI scientists study worm cells to help cure cancer
Researchers at the University of Iowa are studying how cells divide in worms in hopes they can better understand the mechanism in people. That in turn could help in cancer treatment. The mechanism, unknown until now, …
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