Archive for October 2018
Riverfront skate sculpture to spell ‘wow’
Community leaders have long said that the Lauridsen Skatepark would give a “wow” factor to the metro and its developing riverfront adventure park. Now they want to spell it out in 12-foot-high letters in metal …
Read MoreFinancing slows progress on conversion of downtown landmark to luxury hotel
Folks following the redevelopment of the Midland Building into a luxury hotel will have to wait a little longer than anticipated for its opening. The Des Moines City Council will be asked Monday to approve …
Read MoreMerle Hay Mall owners seek county loan to buy abandoned Younkers and Sears stores
The Polk County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on a $2.5 million loan to the Chicago-based owners of Merle Hay Mall to help with the purchase of the shuttered Younkers and Sears stores at …
Read MoreInterchange at highways 330 and 65 opens
The new diamond interchange that connects Iowa Highway 330 to U.S. Highway 65, Iowa Highway 117 and Jasper County Road F-17 northeast of Bondurant opened today, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced. Detours have ended. …
Read MoreAcker receives Inspiring the Next Generation award
The World Food Prize presented the inaugural “Inspiring the Next Generation” award to Iowa State University Associate Dean David Acker. Presented during the Laureate Award Ceremony on Thursday night at the Iowa Capitol, the award …
Read MoreLMC, Wellmark to collaborate on insurance pool for midsized companies
LMC Insurance and Risk Management announced today it has collaborated with Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield to offer a new type of health insurance pool option for small to medium-sized employers in Iowa that …
Read MorePolk County will provide free financial counseling for residents
Polk County and the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund will receive funding and technical support for financial literacy programming for county residents, according to a release. Polk County is among 18 local governments across …
Read MoreBankers Trust names new Cedar Rapids market president
Bankers Trust Co. has named Todd Wishman, a veteran of the company’s commercial banking team, as its new president for the Cedar Rapids market, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Wishman has been part of the Des Moines-based …
Read MoreDOT division chief named to national anti-human trafficking panel
David Lorenzen, motor vehicle enforcement chief at the Iowa Department of Transportation, has been named one of 15 members of a federal Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. The committee’s …
Read MoreFour business leaders join Grand View board
Four Central Iowa business leaders have joined the Grand View University board of trustees. They are Laura Howe, community banking district manager at Wells Fargo; Mike Moore, vice president of staff sales for the western …
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