Archive for May 2015
Alliant Energy Foundation makes grants to six nonprofits
Six nonprofit organizations in Greater Des Moines have been awarded community grants totaling $18,000 from the Alliant Energy Foundation in the first of its two 2015 giving cycles. The Science Center of Iowa will receive …
Read MoreExpanded LifeFlight service from Fort Dodge begins June 1
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines will expand its LifeFlight air ambulance service with a second helicopter to be based at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, beginning June 1. The expansion in service, as previously …
Read MoreReport finds housing market reaching a state of price balance
The U.S. housing market was at near perfect price equilibrium in April 2015, according to real estate analytics firm RealtyTrac, World Property Journal reported. Out of 315 counties nationwide with a population of at least 100,000 and …
Read MoreEPA’s proposed biofuels rules criticized
The embattled Environmental Protection Agency on Friday released proposed rules for the volume of biofuels to be blended into the nation’s fuels through 2016, and brought immediate complaints, the Washington Post reported. Some farm interests said the …
Read MoreVideo kicks off Ingersoll public art campaign
An animated video of a swimmer paddling through blobby black and white waves soon could show up on the side of the building that houses Red Bistro and Adio Chiropractic at 2925 Ingersoll Ave. The …
Read MoreFunny socks mix with serious concerns at Global Insurance Symposium
Photo credit: Greater Des Moines Partnership
Anyone who thinks that insurance executives aren’t fun obviously didn’t sit in on the right sessions at this week’s Global Insurance Symposium.
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Marsh & McLennan opens innovation center in Ireland
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. announced Thursday it has opened the Marsh & McLennan Innovation Centre in Dublin, Ireland. The center, which is expected to create about 100 new highly skilled jobs in Ireland, is …
Read MoreLandscape architect Rainer to speak at Botanical Garden’s spring lunch
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden will host landscape architect Thomas Rainer as keynote speaker for its annual spring luncheon on June 3. He has designed landscapes for the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Martin Luther …
Read MoreU.S. economy endured a first-quarter slump
The economy got off to an even weaker start this year than first thought, the federal government said today, as economic activity contracted amid a disappointing trade picture and continued caution on spending by businesses …
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