Archive for July 2016
Des Moines hosts biannual art summit Aug. 5
This year’s Governor’s Arts Awards will be presented at the biannual Iowa Arts Summit, a conference for networking, learning and celebrating the arts in Iowa Aug. 5 at the Iowa Events Center. The summit will …
Read MoreFirst Tee expands program to Jester Park
The First Tee of Central Iowa, a nonprofit that promotes youth values through the game of golf, announced it will expand its 2016 Certification Program Summer Session to Jester Park Golf Course in Granger. The …
Read MoreUSDA awards funds for ethanol blender pumps, tanks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $323,483 in the third round of the “Fueling Our Future 100” initiative, the Branstad administration announced. The funding will help install 13 new blender pumps and two underground …
Read MoreDrake hires Remund as alumni relations director
David Remund, a Drake University alumnus and former assistant professor in Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been hired as the university’s director of alumni relations. Drake officials said Remund brings …
Read MoreDrake hires Remund as alumni relations director
David Remund, a Drake University alumnus and former assistant professor in Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been hired as the university’s director of alumni relations. Drake officials said Remund brings …
Read MoreKum & Go buys more property in Western Gateway
Kum & Go LC paid nearly $3.5 million to Des Moines commercial real estate investor and philanthropist Alan Zuckert for three properties in the 1500 block of Linden Street recently, further tightening its hold on …
Read MoreConlin partnership sells Griffin Building to Quad Cities development group
For women, a chance to learn how to operate heavy equipment
Iowa Workforce Development, IowaWORKS and Hawkeye Community College are using a $75,000 Walmart Foundation grant to introduce low-income Iowa women to jobs in construction. Women who are interested in operating heavy equipment can get the …
Read MoreProperty, casualty insurers hit by catastrophe losses
Some Iowa families struggle with basic needs
Radio Iowa: Another report is showing thousands of working Iowans are not making enough money to cover basic needs such as food, housing, health care, and transportation. The “Cost of Living in Iowa” report, released Wednesday …
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