Archive for December 2015
Event Jan. 6: AMA Iowa sets session on marketing
The American Marketing Association plans a presentation, “Marketing in a Digital World: The New Marketing Organization” beginning at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 6 at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. The speaker will be Beth Brady, senior vice…Read More
Greater Des Moines drew top ratings in 2015
The year draws to a close after another solid run of national rankings gave Greater Des Moines Partnership CEO Jay Byers plenty of speech fodder.
Many of you are preparing to observe various holidays…Read More
Your eyeballs were all over these stories in 2015
Whether it was a story about cheap bus fares to Chicago or a proposal for a 32-story apartment building with a theater and climbing wall, here are the 15 stories you couldn’t get enough of…Read More
Gasoline prices drop again
The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa dropped to $1.94 on Tuesday, down 4 cents from last week and 26 cents from a year ago, AAA reported. The national average on Tuesday was…Read More
‘Fueling Our Future 100’ grant app deadline Dec. 31
The state’s new effort to add 100 new fueling sites that sell higher blends of ethanol, “Fueling Our Future 100,” has two grant application deadlines, Dec. 31, 2015, and Jan. 31, 2016. The initiative offers…Read More
Drake signs deal with Cuba
Drake University and the University of Havana have signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding to build on the Iowa university’s longtime work in the island nation and to capitalize on improving relations between their…Read More
More people means more state funds for West Des Moines
West Des Moines should gain $3 million in state road use funds between 2016 and 2020 after a special census determined that the city has experienced a 12 percent spike in population since 2010, according…Read More
Merit Resources buys Portico Staffing
Merit Resources will purchase Portico Staffing, a West Des Moines-based company that specializes in employment and staffing for accounting, finance, engineering and administrative operations, the company reported. The deal closes on Dec. 28. Portico Staffing…Read More
Swirl to provide new light downtown
The new illuminated sculpture in Cowles Commons downtown has a name: Swirl. Its first official lighting will take place in January. The christening was announced Monday by Des Moines Performing Arts, which manages Cowles Commons.…Read More
Hurd adds to West Des Moines development area
Hurd Real Estate Services has added 25 acres to its Willow Creek Business Park near Veterans Parkway and Army Post Road and just north of Microsoft Corp.’s sprawling data center that is under construction in…Read More