Archive for September 2016
Iowa Commercial Real Estate Expo awards
Commercial real estate professionals received recognition Tuesday during the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Expo for their deals, contributions and impact on the industry. Beau Braunger of NAI United Sioux City was honored for the …
Read MoreBest development nominations are open
1000 Friends of Iowa will accept nominations through Nov. 15 for its annual Best Development awards. In its 15th year, the program has added categories of renewable energy, complete streets/transportation and urban placemaking/green spaces …
Read MoreArchitects recognize firms and their designs
Des Moines budget workshops come with prizes attached
The city of Des Moines is heading into budget planning for the fiscal year that begins July 1 with a series of six workshops that will focus on various categories of spending — public safety, …
Read MoreLatina Leadership Initiative names new executive director
Vivian de la Cruz has been named executive director of the Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines. She is a Class of 2015 graduate of the program, and the former …
Read MoreOssian named executive director of Metro Arts Alliance
Angela Ossian has been named executive director of Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines, effective Oct. 3. She succeeds Kim Poam Logan, who resigned. Ossian most recently was marketing and communications director for the Iowa …
Read MoreLatina Leadership Initiative names new executive director
Vivian de la Cruz has been named executive director of the Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines. She is a Class of 2015 graduate of the program, and the former …
Read MoreAudit shows Iowa job incentives often fail to deliver
Des Moines Register: Only about 20 percent of the jobs Iowa’s economic development agency contracted with businesses to create or retain over an 11-year period have come to fruition, a newly released audit shows.…
Read MorePersonal income up 1.2 percent in Iowa
State personal income growth accelerated to 1.0 percent on average in the second quarter of 2016 from 0.3 percent in the first quarter, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal income grew …
Read MoreNorthwest Iowa feed mills being acquired by Kent Nutrition Group
Radio Iowa: An eastern Iowa company that got its start in the animal feed business nearly 90 years ago announced plans to acquire a northwest Iowa firm with feed mills in Ireton and Sheldon. Kent Nutrition …
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