Archive for December 2015
The Atlantic: Why does Iowa have so many data centers?
The Atlantic has discovered Iowa’s growing role as the home of data centers in Council Bluffs, Altoona and West Des Moines. The magazine asks why Iowa has scored so much technology in a reasonably short …
Read MoreLetters being sent out on Des Moines franchise fee refund
Franchise fee refund letters are being sent out to residents of the city Des Moines who were utility customers from Sept. 1, 2004, to May 26, 2009,according to KCCI.com. The move comes following a long court …
Read MoreEvent Dec. 3: Conservation group to host Iowa City meeting on water
The League of Conservation Voters plans a town hall meeting on Iowa’s water quality at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Environmental Education Center In Iowa City. The session will center on the “shortfalls” of the …
Read MoreWest Des Moines charts course for 2036
AIB sells three apartment buildings to California investment group
California investors with a penchant for Central Iowa apartment buildings have paid a little more than $2 million to AIB College of Business for three buildings with a total of 60 furnished one-bedroom apartments along …
Read MoreVan Meter Inc. to expand to Chicago, Omaha
Van Meter Inc., a Cedar Rapids-based distributor of electrical and mechanical supplies and solutions, announced Tuesday that it will expand its business territory to the east and west in 2016. The company has entered into …
Read MoreWhiskey River flowing to Ankeny’s Prairie Trail
Event Dec. 10: Social Media Club Des Moines’ holiday party and panel
Social Media Club Des Moines is hosting its second annual holiday party and panel on Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Americana Restaurant and Lounge. Digital and nonprofit experts will discuss how they …
Read MoreIowa stocks gained 5 percent in November, outpacing market
Stock price gains by a majority of the 22 Iowa-based companies that we track led to a healthy 5.1 percent average increase for the…Read More