Archive for May 2019
DMACC Urban Campus begins renovation and expansion project
Des Moines Area Community College broke ground this morning for the first phase of a $24 million expansion and renovation of the DMACC Urban Campus in Des Moines. Muddy conditions kept the ceremony inside, however, …
Read MoreRed Rock reservoir releases rise to 2010 levels
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily increase water releases at Lake Red Rock to 50,000 cubic feet per second — the highest level since 2010. As of this afternoon, the lake was within …
Read MoreReport: U.S. visas should focus on economic development
The American Action Forum and the Concord Coalition today released a nonpartisan report that calls on the U.S. government to focus decisions on granting visas on the economic development ramifications, instead of mainly family considerations.
The national release held at Drake …
June 18: Insurance Industry Conference
Host: Iowa Society of CPAs
About: Annual event for CPAs, CFOs and finance staff working with or in insurance companies. Update from Iowa’s insurance commissioner, robotics/AI panel with demonstration, blockchain disruptors, “Winning at All Costs” …
Hawkeye Hotels begins another historic rehab project
Corridor Business Journal: Hawkeye Hotels, while restoring the Hotel Fort Des Moines, has just begun another major historic renovation project in Minneapolis with a local partner that will create a dual-branded hotel. Lodging magazine reports Coralville-based …
Read MoreInterstate 29 is closed — again — due to flooding in Iowa, Missouri
Des Moines Register: Portions of Interstate Highway 29 in Iowa and Missouri, as well as other major highways in the southwest corner of the state, have closed for the second time this year because of flooding. …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Hoiberg, Larry the Cable Guy tee off
We’re well into Principal Charity Classic week at the Wakonda Club, which can only mean one thing: Former Iowa State University basketball coach and NBA star Fred Hoiberg will tee off alongside comedian Larry the …
Read MoreGrinnell receives $50,000 grant for communitywide health initiative
A $50,000 Iowa Healthcare Collaborative grant will allow a partnership of Grinnell-based organizations to launch a communitywide health initiative, which will begin with two projects aimed at making food more available. The focus of the …
Read MoreIowa corn, beans being planted at historically slow pace due to weather
Iowa farmers who have been unable to plant corn yet this year face a deadline this week, reports Radio Iowa. Corn planted by May 31 is covered by crop insurance. If that corn fails to sprout …
Read MoreDMACC promotes Foster to dean of Industry & Technology Division
Des Moines Area Community College has appointed Jennifer Foster as academic dean for industry and technology. In her new role, Foster will be the districtwide chief administrative officer of departments and programs within the Industry & Technology …
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