Archive for December 2017
Principal Charity Classic volunteer wins national award
Maggie Hatcher, a longtime volunteer at the Principal Charity Classic, has been named the PGA Tour Champions volunteer of the year. She topped a field of volunteers at 26 PGA Tour Champions events. Hatcher, 79, …
Read MoreHave a beef with butchers? You aren’t alone
Here’s the deal. Cattle are bigger than they used to be, High Plains Journal reports. Our friends from the Corridor Business Journal passed along the story, which notes a pre-steak-display animal weighed 1,363 pounds in …
Read MoreSpalding reappointed as ISU business dean
David Spalding, Raisbeck Endowed Dean of the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University, has been appointed to a new five-year term. Spalding’s first term including record enrollment growth and increased …
Read MoreGassmann named president of Bell Brothers
Jason Gassmann has been named president of Bell Brothers Heating and Air Conditioning in Des Moines. Gassmann has been employed by Bell Brothers for 16 years and has held various sales and management roles. He …
Read MoreSurvey: 89% of us would recommend Greater D.M. to a friend
The vast majority of Greater Des Moines residents feel a strong affinity to the region, believe it is a good community for raising a family and believe their colleagues act with integrity, according to results …
Read MorePanel: DACA ‘Dreamers’ important to Greater Des Moines
An upcoming deadline for Congress to address a key immigration reform issue has had a chilling effect on Greater Des Moines’ estimated 2,500 young “Dreamers” — and the business community stands to lose a vital …
Read MoreInclude a cloud exchange on your data center wish list
BY DAN KURTZ, Vice President of new business development for LightEdge Solutions…
Read MoreSmithson opens District bar and restaurant on Court Avenue in former Legends space
Des Moines Register: Longtime Court Avenue businessman Larry Smithson has opened a new late-night restaurant and bar called the District. It opened last weekend at 216 Court Ave. in the spot where Legends American Grill …
Read MoreIowa joins new legal challenge to California egg law
Washington Post: Iowa is one of 13 states that banded together Monday to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block a California law requiring any eggs sold there to come from hens that have space …
Read MoreLee reports improved fourth quarter
Quad-City Times: Davenport-based media company Lee Enterprises Inc. today reported earnings of $3.5 million for its fourth quarter, or 6 cents per diluted common share, up from $700,000, or 1 cent per diluted common share, …
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