Archive for August 2018
Cownie, city of Des Moines lay groundwork for key Market District development site
Businessman Jim Cownie could sell the site of a scrap metal operation on the southern fringe of the East Village in Des Moines to the city if development plans do not work out, according to …
Read MoreSept. 7: Game for Good
Host: Opportunity on Deck
About: Opportunity on Deck will host its inaugural Game for Good, a charity softball game. The event will feature two teams of 10-12 players with celebrity coaches, which will face off …
Iowa casino revenue up slightly in latest fiscal year despite attendance drop
Cedar Rapids Gazette: State-licensed casinos in Iowa saw a slight upward bump in their revenue numbers even though attendance lagged during the 2018 fiscal year due to weather and economic factors that affected the gaming entertainment …
Read MoreChristensen appointed to Iowa Supreme Court
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Susan Christensen is the newest Iowa Supreme Court justice and its only female member. Christensen’s appointment to the high court was announced Wednesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Christensen is 56, from Harlan, and …
Read MoreUSDA study finds more than 50% of farmers lose money
More than half of farm families reported their farms operated at a loss in 2015, according to a report Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Successful Farming reported. Here is a caveat: Because net farm income …
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa president calls pay freeze ‘logical budgeting’
During a meeting with the Board of Regents on Wednesday, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld said that postponing performance-based pay raises until Jan. 1 is “logical budgeting” as the university waits for information on …
Read MoreBondurant receives $15,000 Prairie Meadows grant for additional fire equipment
Prairie Meadows recently awarded Bondurant Emergency Services a Community Betterment Grant totaling $15,000. The grant will allow Bondurant Emergency Services to add an additional Rapid Response Ultra High Pressure unit to its fleet, to provide …
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Founded in 1985, Iowa Area Development Group is the business and community development leader for our sponsors and partners, including over 220 member-owned electric cooperatives, municipal utilities and independent telecommunication companies throughout the state.…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Durham: String of new records in business filings evidence that Iowa is on right track
Iowa’s economic development director said the state’s latest record for annual business filings isn’t a surprise and shows the state’s economic power.
Debi Durham, director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, responded to a question …
Artist uses gaming to help cancer patients
This Friday, Mainframe Studios’ monthly open house will feature doses of virtual reality, gaming and co-host Josh Larson’s Numinous Games, which helps cancer patients among others.
The company’s latest release is “Galaxies of Hope,” developed …