Archive for September 2016
Drake launches lecture series on social justice
A series of free and low-cost public events at Drake University will highlight the experiences of social justice scholars and leaders from developing countries around the world. The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at …
Read MoreRowing event Saturday on the Des Moines River
With all the planning to make Des Moines’ waterways more accessible for recreation, you might want to check out the 33rd annual Head of the Des Moines Rowing Regatta Sept. 24. The 3-mile race takes place along …
Read MoreGrand Avenue bridge downtown to close Monday
The Grand Avenue bridge, a main thoroughfare, will close for a year for reconstruction, beginning Monday, The Des Moines Register reported. It’s the first of six bridges that will be replaced, and traffic downtown is expected to be disrupted …
Read MoreNov. 18: Champagne and Chocolate
Oct. 13: Iowa AFP October Meeting
Workers reap cash bonanza from Dakota Access pipeline
Des Moines Register: After getting a late start because of permitting delays, construction workers in Iowa are clocking 12- and 14-hour days to complete the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline by winter — and they’re being …
Read MoreState panel approves water quality rule changes
The Iowa Administrative Rules Review Committee this week gave final state approval to new water quality rules that business groups say will save communities money and environmentalists contend will worsen pollution. The changes were requested …
Read MoreWater system compliance hits 10-year high
Webspec celebrates 15 years in business by giving back
Webspec Design awarded $15,000 to local nonprofit organizations Thursday evening. Six nonprofit organizations received cash donations from the small business, which chose give back to the community as a way to celebrate the support it …
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