Archive for February 2018
Bricker-Price open houses set for this weekend
With the $2.1 million restoration of the Bricker-Price Block completed in Earlham, open houses are set for Feb. 10 and 11. Gov. Kim Reynolds will attend an event that begins at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 …
Read MoreElevate Advanced Manufacturing seeks scholarship applications
Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, a nonprofit initiative of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, is again offering 15 $500 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors interested in studying a manufacturing-related career at one of Iowa’s …
Read MoreYouth Volunteer Corps of Des Moines receives $20,000 grant
Youth Volunteer Corps of Des Moines, an affiliate of Youth Volunteer Corps, has been awarded the YVC Cornerstone Grant. The Des Moines affiliate is one of five to receive the grants from Youth Volunteer Corps …
Read MoreTrilix opens Birmingham office, expands in D.M.
Trilix has opened a new office in Birmingham, Ala., after expanding its Des Moines operation by 20 percent. The two offices will be called Trilix Birmingham and Trilix Des Moines. “We opened our office in Birmingham …
Read MorePillars sketches out a development plan
The Des Moines City Council has approved a letter of intent to sign a 99-year lease at $1 a year on roughly 7 acres of city-owned land for a redevelopment project sponsored by the nonprofit …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Art by three women in Statehouse display
Works by three female Iowa artists focusing on the beauty and balance of nature are featured in a new exhibition in Gov. Kim Reynolds’ formal office. The Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition includes pieces from Alexandra …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Indie music executive joins Drake’s board of trustees
Drake University’s newest trustee is a leader in the music management industry. Jonathan Azu, a 1999 Drake alum, is general manager and executive vice president of Red Light Management, an independent music management company that …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Indie music executive joins Drake’s board of trustees
Drake University’s newest trustee is a leader in the music management industry. Jonathan Azu, a 1999 Drake alum, is general manager and executive vice president of Red Light Management, an independent music management company that …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Partnership exceeds goals
Greater Des Moines Partnership Chairman Dan Houston took time to debrief me on his year at the helm of one of the area’s biggest and most powerful economic development groups.
In the course of the …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: #seeDSMsayBravo
The Feb. 3 Bravo Awards Gala attracted more than 1,000 attendees dressed in their finest to celebrate the arts and culture of Greater Des Moines. Here are some of the comments on social media that …
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