Archive for January 2019
DOT seeks comments on Greater Des Moines travel needs
The Iowa Department of Transportation will be hosting an online public meeting to provide information on Greater Des Moines traffic planning and to seek comment on travel needs in the area. The meeting will be available between …
Read MoreDes Moines considers another development deal to boost Merle Hay Mall
The owners of Merle Hay Mall would receive up to $400,000 a year in additional tax increment finance revenues under a revision to an 11-year-old development agreement that has led to multiple changes at the …
Read MoreACT acquires American College Application Campaign
Corridor Business Journal: Iowa City-based ACT has acquired American College Application Campaign, a national initiative that seeks to increase the number of students from low-income families and first-generation college students who pursue a postsecondary degree. The …
Read MoreIowans would no longer take cans, bottles to grocery stores under proposed bill
Des Moines Register: Legislators will again consider whether Iowans can continue to redeem deposits on cans and bottles during their trips to the grocery store. Sen. Mark Segebart, R-Vail, introduced a bill this month that removes …
Read MoreHackmann to lead School of Education at ISU
A former Iowa State University faculty member who studies effective leadership will return to Ames to lead ISU’s School of Education, the university announced. Donald Hackmann, a professor of educational leadership at the University of Illinois in …
Read MoreLivability.com ranks D.M. as 7th most recession-proof
The website Livability.com ranked American cities on how well they are positioned to weather the next recession — and whether they are giving people something to do. Des Moines ranked seventh on the strength of …
Read MorePate names Burhans state elections administrator; Kline to retire
Heidi Burhans has been named state elections administrator effective Feb. 1, Secretary of State Paul Pate announced. Burhans currently is Madison County auditor. She is a legislative liaison for the Iowa State Association of County …
Read MoreGoss: Federal government picked a bad time for a lengthy shutdown
A protracted federal government shutdown compounds slower economic growth and increases the possibility of a downturn by early 2020, says a leading regional economist.
Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss said surveys conducted at the …
May 4: Make-A-Wish Iowa’s Des Moines Gala
Host: Des Moines Area Committee for Make-A-Wish Iowa
About: An evening of entertainment featuring area wish kids as well as live and silent auctions. Be sure to purchase your tickets early as this was a …
Former Urbandale insurance agent convicted of felony fraud
A former insurance agent who had worked in Urbandale has been convicted of a felony following an insurance fraud investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division. Joy Marie Heldt, 48, of Madrid was convicted of fraudulent …
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