Archive for May 2019
Sarah Kautz named CFO of Waukee Community School District
Sarah Kautz has been named chief financial officer for the Waukee Community School District, the district announced Wednesday. Kautz currently serves the district as the director of business services and has 18 years of experience …
Read MoreICREA meeting will feature information about master’s degree at ISU
Information about Iowa State University’s new master’s degree in real estate development will be presented during the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association’s monthly meeting at 7:15 a.m. June 6, at the Des Moines Golf & …
Read MoreUrbandale hires assistant economic development director
Iowa native Aaron DeJong, director of economic development for Louisville, Colo., will become Urbandale’s assistant director of economic development in July.
DeJong, whose annual salary will be $99,382, received a bachelor’s degree in community and economic …
Read MoreCMBA Architects has new staff person
Cathy Koch has joined CMBA Architects as a registered interior designer. Koch received her Bachelor of Arts degree in interior design from the University of Northern Iowa. She previously worked for UNI Facilities Planning, SVPA …
Read MoreRegents to vote on sale of former AIB campus
The Iowa Board of Regents will vote next week on the proposed sale of the former AIB College of Business Campus at 2500 Fleur Drive.
Officials at the University of Iowa, which acquired the property in …
Iowa bank loans up 5% in first quarter; deposits not keeping pace with loan demand
Iowa-chartered banks provided about $62.6 billion in total loans to Iowa businesses, farmers and consumers as of March 31, up 5.18% from the first quarter of 2018, according to results released by the Federal Deposit …
Read More$8 million restoration planned for Argonne building on western edge of downtown Des Moines
The Argonne Apartment Building at 1723 Grand Ave. will undergo a nearly $8 million restoration beginning this fall. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten
The most frequently asked question about plans for the Argonne Apartment Building …
Read MoreApril 22, 2020: Live United Luncheon 2020
Host: United Way of Central Iowa
About: United Way’s annual luncheon to unveil the community impact report and present the Live United awards.
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Prairie Meadows Pavilion
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Democrats call on Iowa Legislature to reconvene and overturn medical marijuana veto
Iowa Public Radio: Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature to return to the Statehouse to overturn the governor’s veto of a bill that would have expanded the state’s medical marijuana program. Two-thirds of …
Read MoreWestern Iowa Energy to develop monarch habitat at Wall Lake plant
Western Iowa Energy has announced plans to establish a “monarch fueling station” at its biodiesel plant near Wall Lake. The habitat for monarch butterflies will span roughly 4 acres. The plant will start the process …
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