Archive for January 2016
Event Jan. 26: Commercial real estate forecast
IREM Iowa and Iowa CCIM will have its annual market forecast luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. Cost is $40. A panel of commercial real estate experts …
Read MoreCredit unions, filmmakers focus on lowering student loan debt
The Iowa Credit Union Foundation and a number of Iowa credit unions have partnered with financial literacy expert Adam Carroll to help combat student loan debt in Iowa. Iowa is ranked sixth in the nation …
Read MoreEvent Feb. 4: SHRM Leadership Workshop
Come learn how you can connect every employee within your organization to deliver an effective company brand. The Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management is hosting a leadership workshop featuring Mike Wagner, a branding …
Read MoreAirlines eye bigger profits, warned to watch staff costs
1000 Friends of Iowa announces awards
1000 Friends of Iowa will present its 2015 Best Development awards during a public event from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Iowa Capitol. The awards showcase projects that recognize connections between …
Read MoreBNIM honored for ‘invisible’ renovation of AEG headquarters
BNIM architects has received the American Institute of Architects’ Honor Award for Architecture for its work on the $35 million renovation of American Enterprise Group Inc.’s iconic headquarters in downtown Des Moines. The project is referred to …
Read MoreTacopocalypse won’t open store in Coralville after all
Des Moines-based Tacopocalypse will no longer be opening a location in Coralville, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The restaurant was scheduled to open in a roughly 2,300 square-foot store at 920 E. Second Ave. late …
Read MoreMercy’s pediatric trauma center recognized for all levels of care
Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines has been formally recognized by the American College of Surgeons as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. Mercy’s Adult Trauma Center had already gained that recognition. The verification process …
Read MoreEvent Jan. 20: DNR commissions to hold joint meeting
The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission and the Iowa Natural Resource Commission will have a joint meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the Wallace State Office Building. The commissions will discuss their …
Read MoreUneven arithmetic of wealth: 62 = 3.6 billion