Archive for December 2015
Iowa rises in use of solar power
Iowa tops most of its Midwestern neighbors in installed solar power, according to data released by the Energy Information Administration and reported by the Iowa Environmental Council. The state trails the nation’s leaders, though. Between September 2014 …
Read MoreMetro Arts Alliance receives $10,000 NEA grant for Jazz in July
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded a $10,000 grant to Metro Arts Alliance for the 34th annual Jazz in July series. “The NEA represents the highest level of artist excellence in our nation. …
Read MoreVenture School schedules information sessions
The Venture School at the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is offering a series of informational sessions in Greater Des Moines. The school is designed to accelerate startups. The meetings will be 4:30 …
Read MoreCountywide food drive Friday in Urbandale
Fareway Food Stores, the Des Moines Area Religious Council, Local 5 News and the Polk County Board of Supervisors will hold a food drive on Friday, Dec. 11, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The …
Read MoreSBA backs 11 central Iowa loans totaling $5.6M
Don’t blow the budget on food; try giving instead
WorkHound joins Square One DSM
WorkHound, which uses a mobile application and computer software to help trucking companies retain and recruit drivers, has joined Square One DSM’s Accelerator Program. The company was formed when founders Max Farrell and Andrew Kirpalani …
Read MoreInsurer donates $350,000 for Methodist trauma center expansion
Professional Solutions Insurance Co. has promised to give $350,000 to support the expansion and renovation of the William C. Knapp Emergency Department and Trauma Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Blank Children’s Hospital. The Clive-based insurer’s …
Read MoreFood a popular digital wallet purchase for Black Friday shoppers
Consumers are increasingly pulling out their digital wallets to make payments during the Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping frenzy, according to an analysis by payments processor The Members Group. The analysis of more than …
Read MoreMeredith merger gets boost from buyer’s decision
A Texas-based company wanting to acquire the would-be buyer of Meredith Corp. said today it has “reached an impasse” over the deal, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. Nexstar Broadcasting Group proposed earlier this year to acquire Media General, a Virginia-based …
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