Archive for May 2019
The Science Center of Iowa has received a $15,000 Community Action Grant from Facebook’s Altoona Data Center for Senior STEM, a new project educating older adults on current technology, SCI announced this morning.
The annual Architecture on the Move walking tour of downtown Des Moines kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday beginning at the Iowa Center for Architecture’s office at Capital Square, 400 Locust St., Suite 100. The tour, …
Read MoreScience Center receives $15,000 Facebook grant to support senior STEM learning
The Science Center of Iowa has received a $15,000 Community Action Grant from Facebook’s Altoona Data Center for Senior STEM, a new project educating older adults on current technology, SCI announced this morning. Pew Institute …
Read MoreIowa City to consider hiring retail recruitment firm
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa City Council today will consider hiring a retail recruitment firm with an eye on filling vacancies around the city with new businesses. “It’s our hope that we’ll land retailers that will …
Read MoreIowa egg farm sues over damage from bird flu disinfection after 2015 outbreak
Des Moines Register: An Iowa egg farm that killed millions of chickens because of a 2015 bird flu outbreak is suing companies hired by the federal government to disinfect barns. Sunrise Farms says the chlorine dioxide …
Read MoreMajority of attorneys general seek FCC action against robocalls, call spoofing
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission to take further action to stop the growing proliferation of illegal robocalls and spoofing. The attorneys …
Read MoreAthene announces earnings uptick, strategic capital for acquisitions
Athene Holding Ltd., the parent company of Athene USA in West Des Moines, today reported first-quarter net income of $708 million, or $3.64 per diluted share, compared with net income for the first quarter 2018 …
Read MoreTorp named airport operations chief
Clinton Torp, a 14-year aviation veteran, has been named operations director at Des Moines International Airport. He previously was director at La Crosse Regional Airport in Wisconsin. Torp will lead 31 employees who ensure compliance …
Read MoreMajority of Iowa-based stocks gained in April
Fifteen of 21 Iowa-based companies posted stock price gains for the month of April. Six posted losses, a Business Record analysis found.
Two companies posted double-digit percentage gains: Principal Financial Group Inc. at 13.89% and Winnebago …
Will Clive get FEMA grant to buyout flood-prone properties? Officials will know in 60 days
Clive city officials expect to learn within the next two months whether the federal government has approved a grant to help pay for the purchase of three properties near Northwest 78th Street and University Boulevard.…
Read More2019 Women of Achievement honorees announced
Women Lead Change has announced the 2019 class of honorees for the Women of Achievement Awards to be celebrated at the Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge in Des Moines on June 8. The three newest …
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