Archive for July 2018
Broadlawns to add a third floor to hospital with $29M expansion
Broadlawns Medical Center will expand its medical facilities by adding a third, 41,900-square-foot floor to the hospital’s Sands Building, the Des Moines hospital announced today.
With the addition, Broadlawns will shift to single occupancy medical-surgical …
July 20: Iowa Character Awards
Host: Robert D. and Billie Ray Center, Drake University
About: The Ray Center annually recognizes Iowans who show the Six Pillars of Character Counts!: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and good citizenship. Since 2005, they …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Tariff on iPhones would be a weak weapon in trade war with China
A couple times a week, we have a brief chat at home about dumping our smarter-than-ever-before cell phones and taking a step back in time to the old land line. It’s a short-winded conversation, but …
Read MoreWorkiva achieves FedRAMP Authorization to operate
Workiva announced today the company received authorization to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Workiva is now a FedRAMP LI-SaaS provider, which allows federal government agencies to adopt the Wdesk platform produced by …
Read MoreNational Science Foundation awards $191,456 to two UI computer science researchers
The National Science Foundation has awarded two early-career grants worth $99,825 and $91,631 to University of Iowa computer science researchers Chipara Octav and Zubair Shafiq, the university announced. The NSF Faculty Early Career Development program focuses …
Read MoreDhawan elected chair of Central College board of trustees
Des Moines entrepreneur and business innovator Tej Dhawan has been elected chair of the Central College board of trustees, effective July 1. Dhawan succeeds outgoing chair Lanny Little, who will continue to serve on the …
Read MoreRobert Ray’s family announces funeral plans
The funeral for former Gov. Robert Ray, who died Sunday, will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church at 25th Street and University Avenue in Des Moines. It will be livestreamed; further …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Want to know where the economy is headed? Look at Des Moines.
The unemployment rate gets a lot of attention each week in business reports. After the high unemployment numbers of 10 years ago during the Great Recession, it feels good to see a low number. But …
Read MoreAmes Lab gets $10.75 million for new research center
Ames Tribune: The Ames Laboratory is getting just more than $10 million in federal funds to establish a new research center on topological semimetals and how they may drastically alter the electronics people use in the …
Read More‘A Monumental Journey’ sculpture dedication to be held July 12
The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation will host the public dedication of “A Monumental Journey,” a new major public art sculpture downtown, on Thursday at 11 a.m. The sculpture in the Hansen Triangle at …
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