Archive for August 2018
Brownfield site cleanup funds benefit communities in more ways than one
BY SID JUWARKER, Client Development Manager, Terracon
When looking to redevelop a plot of land that may be contaminated due to previous industrial or commercial uses — known as a Brownfield site — many development …
Read MoreAnkeny YMCA to reopen Aug. 23
The board of directors of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines has approved a plan for resuming operations of the Ankeny YMCA at its current facility, beginning Aug. 23. The facility at 1102 N. Ankeny …
Read MoreUI Hospitals & Clinics names CEO
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics announced the selection of Suresh Gunasekaran as the new associate vice president of University of Iowa Health Care and CEO of UI Hospitals & Clinics. Pending approval by the Board of …
Read MoreCompanies seek to raise $450,000 for computer science in schools project
Elementary students in a half-dozen low-income areas of Iowa will get access to innovative computer science instruction through an initiative announced today by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The initiative will get startup funding from …
Read MoreSept. 8: Multicultural Fall Festival
Host: Des Moines Public Library
About: Parade, stage music acts, drawings, food vendors, community information tables, inflatables, children’s games, live music by reggae band Jahblues and Latin band Parranderos Latin Combo.
When: 11 a.m. to …
IEDA delays Mason City project financing deadline, again
Mason City has until Sept. 17 to provide details of hotel financing to the Iowa Economic Development Authority, the board decided unanimously on Friday, reports the Mason City Globe Gazette. Although the board agreed with IEDA …
Read MoreSoybean gall midge detected in northwestern Iowa soybeans
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach entomologists have confirmed soybean gall midge infestations in 12 Iowa counties, reports Successful Farming. Cultural practices or insecticidal seed treatment does not appear to effectively suppress the midges, entomologists said. So …
Read MoreCongressman Boswell’s funeral set for Saturday in Lamoni
The funeral for former Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell will be held Saturday on the Graceland University Campus in Lamoni, reports Radio Iowa. Boswell, 84, was found unresponsive in his Decatur County home after 2 a.m. on …
Read MoreIEDA approves funding for Iowa Bioscience Development Center
The Iowa Economic Development Authority board on Friday approved $4.5 million in funding for the creation of the Iowa Bioscience Development Center.
The grant for the Iowa Bioscience Development Center supports implementation of a Biosciences …
Power Breakfast: #MeToo: Business best practices in the #MeToo era
The past year has been filled with the fallout and consequences from news of sexual harassment in the workplace. Although the issue of sexual harassment isn’t new, the #MeToo movement has increased the attention and …
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