Archive for July 2016
July 15: Polo on the Green Family Night
NOTEBOOK: Durham ponders departure from IEDA
Debi Durham says she won’t be directing the Iowa Economic Development Authority that much longer, but still doesn’t have a set departure date. I asked her about her plans while I was interviewing her for …
Read MorePrairie Meadows grant to help improve Hoyt Sherman Place
Hoyt Sherman Place has received a $100,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy grant toward restoration efforts, including updating heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for the mansion and art gallery, converting to an energy-efficient centralized control system, …
Read MoreHealthiest State Iowa launches Double Up Food Bucks program
Double Up Food Bucks, a new statewide healthy food incentive program, will be offered at a small number of farmers markets — including the Perry and Lutheran Services of Iowa farmers markets — beginning this …
Read MoreDMACC announces name, rates for community recreation center
A community recreation center under construction at the Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny will be named Trail Point Aquatics & Wellness. Scheduled to open in early 2017, the recreation center will offer public memberships for …
Read MoreWorkiva product first to make Inline XBRL filing with SEC
Ames-based Workiva announced that its cloud-based Wdesk software was used to submit the first filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Inline XBRL format. The first Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) …
Read MoreWorkiva product first to make Inline XBRL filing with SEC
Ames-based Workiva announced that its cloud-based Wdesk software was used to submit the first filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Inline XBRL format. The first Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) …
Read MorePer Mar acquires Urbandale-based security firm
Per Mar Security Services has acquired Neighborhood Patrol Inc., a 38-year-old security firm based in Urbandale. NPI Vice President Mark Kirchner and 120 of the firm’s employees have joined Per Mar. The terms of the …
Read MoreMost millennial small-business owners are in it for the long haul, survey finds
Survey highlights challenging recruiting environment
Hiring managers in the U.S. are prepared to hire more professionals in the year ahead, but the current recruitment environment won’t make the job easy, according to a semiannual hiring survey by DHI Group Inc. Nearly two-thirds (62 …
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