Archive for January 2019
Finalists named for Healthiest State annual awards
The Healthiest State Initiative has announced the finalists for the 2019 Healthiest State Annual Awards. Individuals, communities, schools and workplaces will be recognized for their efforts to improve the physical, social and emotional well-being of …
Read MoreRegistration open for Des Moines Arts Festival Reveal party
The Principal Atrium at 711 High St. will be the venue for the Des Moines Arts Festival’s Reveal dinner party on Feb. 27. Participants will get an exclusive first look at the top 180 jury-selected …
Read MoreVogel elected chief judge of Iowa Court of Appeals
The nine-member Iowa Court of Appeals has elected Judge Gayle Nelson Vogel of Spirit Lake as chief judge. Vogel has served on the Court of Appeals since 1996. She is the ninth chief judge since …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Microsoft offers more money than talk toward affordable housing crisis; Boston weighs a plan
Greater Des Moines can count a few shining examples of affordable housing, most of it out of sight and probably out of mind in various pockets of the metro. Not that we don’t spend a …
Read MoreReynolds recommends regents’ funding request in full
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: For the first time in a couple of challenging years scarred by midyear funding cuts and below-par appropriations, Iowa’s governor is recommending the state’s public universities receive all the money they’re requesting for …
Read MoreWinnebago rolls out three wheelchair-friendly motor home models
Des Moines Register: Winnebago Industries introduced three wheelchair-friendly models at the 2019 Florida RV Supershow in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. The Iowa company said the new models were designed after 40 years of customizing motor homes …
Read MoreIEDA accepting apps for apprenticeship programs
The Iowa Economic Development Authority is accepting applications from Iowa business for several internship and apprenticeship programs. The deadline is Feb. 1 for the apprenticeship programs and April 30 for the internship programs. The programs …
Read MoreVolunteer Iowa opens apps for AmeriCorps grants
Volunteer Iowa is accepting applications for AmeriCorps State program grants. The AmeriCorps State program offers different types of grant funding to host agencies that address a community need by designing service activities for volunteers. The …
Read MoreMarsh & McLennan names Ferland as Mercer president and CEO
Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that it has appointed a new leader for its Mercer consulting arm. Martine Ferland, currently Mercer group president, will assume the role of president and CEO of Mercer effective March 1. She …
Read MoreLimelight Health receives $33.5 million in funding led by Principal
A San Francisco-based insurtech company with ties to Des Moines has received $33.5 million in investment capital from a group of insurers led by Principal Financial Group’s life insurance arm. The company, Limelight Health, will use …
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