Archive for May 2015
CVB launches new comprehensive community calendar
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau today launched a new comprehensive community calendar, providing visitors and local residents with a more extensive, advanced list of things to do in the area. The site, …
Read MoreDelta to add Des Moines service to Salt Lake City
Delta has announced it will add round-trip service between Des Moines International Airport and Salt Lake City beginning Sept. 1. The daily flight will be on Delta Connection on a 76-seat E-176, departing at 5:15 …
Read MoreISU to establish Forensic Science Center
The U.S. Commerce Department has awarded Iowa State University up to $20 million to establish a Forensic Science Center of Excellence focused on pattern and digital evidence. The center will be a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, the …
Read MoreBeck’s seed to open Colfax facility
Beck’s, a retail seed company in the United States, plans a complex on an 80-acre site in Colfax. The site, expected to open in 2016, will include a 90,000-square-foot seed distribution facility, research, and farmer …
Read MoreState grants money for convention center hotel, expansion of Urbandale firm
The Iowa Economic Development Authority last week gave final approval, with a caveat, to a $36.5 million rebate of sales and hotel/motel tax revenues into a sprawling area in downtown Des Moines that will include …
Read MoreAmes National Corp. also among top Iowa banks
Ames National Corp., which operates five affiliate banks, ranked No. 119 in a recent evaluation by American Banker of public banks with up to $2 billion in assets. American Banker based its rankings on average return on …
Read MoreDes Moines Arts Festival announces 2015 featured artist
Des Moines Arts Festival organizers announced last week that Benjamin Frey will be the featured artist at this year’s event, scheduled June 26-28. Frey revealed his original artwork, “Across the Horizon,” along with the festival’s …
Read MoreDNR’s state nursery escapes budget ax for one more year
Although it appeared earlier this year that the budget ax would fell Iowa’s 80-year-old state nursery, it now appears the source for seedlings and saplings will live long enough to grow at least one more …
Read MoreGuest opinion: How ringing bells can develop leadership teams
BY MICHELLE DeCLERCK | President, Conference Event Management
Editor’s Note: This piece by Michelle DeClerck is the third in a seven-part series focusing on the importance of community involvement and volunteering for women to grow …
Read MoreBystrom to receive award from Iowa State
BY LIFT IOWA STAFF | @LiftIOWA
The Iowa State University Alumni Association this spring will honor Dianne Bystrom, executive director of the university’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics.
Bystrom is one …
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