Archive for June 2016
HomeShowExpo coming in July
The Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines’ HomeShowExpo will run through three weekends in July, beginning July 9, at the 450-acre Coyote Ridge development in Urbandale. Ten new homes will be featured throughout the …
Read MoreMaytag Dairy Farms production remains stalled
Newton Daily News: Maytag Dairy Farms remains shut down while the company makes improvements to ensure safety in its process, the company said. Production has been at a halt since a February recall for potential listeria …
Read MoreStudents awarded All Iowa Opportunity Scholarships
Iowa College Aid last week notified 889 students that they had been selected to receive All Iowa Opportunity Scholarships. More than 10,000 Iowa students applied for the scholarships. Of those, roughly 9 percent were selected …
Read MoreTrevillyan resigns from waste board in protest over job for Clive councilor
West Des Moines representative Kevin Trevillyan has resigned from the board of the Metro Waste Authority over a one-year contract for director Michael McCoy, The Des Moines Register reported. Trevillyan called the contract offered after a June …
Read MoreUrban planner renews Atlanta, praises Des Moines urbanism
Four win World Food Prize
Downtown tapas bar Lurra Cocina closes abruptly
After less than a year in business, Lurra Cocina, the Spanish restaurant at 1420 Locust St., shuttered its doors abruptly Saturday night, reports The Des Moines Register. A sign on the front door of the restaurant stated, …
Read MoreIowa auditor gives governor, legislators a B+ for state budget
Radio Iowa: State Auditor Mary Mosiman says the Iowa budget plan written by lawmakers and approved by the governor this spring is “sustainable and responsible.” Mosiman gave state policymakers a B-plus grade on their budgeting.…
Read MoreScience Center receives $10,000 Monsanto grant
The Science Center of Iowa will receive a $10,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund’s 2016 site grant initiative to support statewide outreach programming, called Science @ Your Site. The program brings live science programming to …
Read MoreAdditive manufacturing center to hold open house
The Additive Manufacturing and Design Center, the most technologically advanced 3-D printing and design center in the United States, will hold an open house on June 30 from noon to 4 p.m. at the TechWorks …
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