Archive for October 2016
Iowa Healthcare Collaborative to lead four-state network to reduce hospital infections
Measure of Iowa economic activity posts largest gain in more than 2 years
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased to 105.4 in August from 105.1, an increase of 0.3 percent, the Iowa Department of Revenue said. The positive change is the largest observed in the revised index since …
Read MoreBest of Des Moines 2016 winners announced
IDOT wins national enforcement award
MetaBank and parent to acquire tax services company
MetaBank will acquire a majority of the assets of EPS Financial LLC, which provides tax-related financial services, for $42.5 million in cash and the stock of its parent company, Meta Financial Group Inc., according to …
Read MoreDes Moines Arts Festival opens applications
The Des Moines Arts Festival begins accepting artist applications today for the award-winning three-day festival to be held June 23-25, 2017, at Western Gateway Park. The festival also encourages Iowanresidents who are currently enrolled in …
Read MoreISU landscape, architecture programs ranked in top 20
Iowa State University’s programs in landscape architecture and architecture are again ranked in the top 20 in the nation, according to the latest survey of practitioners by DesignIntelligence. The survey placed Iowa State’s undergraduate landscape …
Read MorePederson to lead ArtForceIowa
Cyndi Pederson, former director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, has been named executive director of ArtForceIowa, an organization that provides targeted arts programs for court-involved and at-risk youth in Des Moines.
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Iowa State kicks off $1.1B fundraising campaign