Archive for December 2015
VIDEO: How the arts could revive Iowa’s small towns
Zachary Mannheimer, founder of the Des Moines Social Club, will resign as executive director Dec. 31. On Jan. 2, he’ll begin work as vice president for creative place-making at the for-profit Iowa Business Growth, an …
Read MoreMannheimer moves to new role
Zachary Mannheimer, executive director of the Des Moines Social Club, on Jan. 2 will begin a new job at a Johnston-based company interested in turning art and entrepreneurship into economic development in towns around Iowa.…
Read MoreMannheimer’s new job: mix arts, entrepreneurship, jobs
Zachary Mannheimer, the former New Yorker behind the successful creation and growth of the Des Moines Social Club, now wants to use arts and entrepreneurship to help small Iowa towns boost their economic development.
Mannheimer, …
Read MoreAnkeny schools: expand four schools rather than add another
Ankeny school officials are recommending expansion of four existing elementary buildings to enable the fast-growing district to delay building an 11th elementary school. District officials presented the long-range facility plan to the school board Monday …
Read MoreTax abatements amended with some City Council snap, crackle and pop
The Des Moines City Council voted 4-3 Monday to extend some deadlines under the city’s new tax abatement program for developers of multifamily units. The vote, a reversal of a council vote in October, followed …
Read MoreU.S. health care jobs to grow most in next decade
Health care occupations and industries are expected to have the fastest employment growth and to add the most jobs between 2014 and 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. More people in the …
Read MoreRide the bus, feed the hungry on Thursday
Greater Des Moines residents can help fight hunger in Polk County by riding Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority buses on Fares for Food Day, Thursday, Dec. 10. All cash fares and donations made into …
Read MoreManpower survey: Greater Des Moines businesses bullish on 2016
Survey: Keep asking job seekers about convictions
Ignite winners include Easter Seals, ArtForce Iowa
The Ignite Community Innovation Challenge led by the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has selected two grant winners from among three finalists that gave pitches. A total of 30 groups applied. The Easter Seals …
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