Archive for June 2019
Winners named in Give Back Iowa Challenge
Volunteer Iowa has announced the winners of the fifth annual Give Back Iowa Challenge, a campaign in which businesses encourage their employees to volunteer and log their hours as part of an eight-week challenge from April …
Read MoreIowa records its wettest 12-month period
Iowa’s weather through May marked the state’s wettest 12-month period on record. May was the sixth-wettest for that month, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported. “River flooding continues to be of concern on both the Missouri …
Read MoreCaucus Consortium revs up for 2020
The Iowa Caucus Consortium is launching plans for the 2020 caucus cycle, including a Media Filing Center that will be open at the Iowa Events Center from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4. The consortium, formed …
Read MoreIowa Women’s Hall of Fame inductees announced
The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women has announced the 2019 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame inductees. Four women will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and one woman will receive the Cristine Wilson Medal …
Read MoreIowa State Fair names Exile Brewing Co.’s Ruthie lager as first official craft beer
Exile Brewing Co.’s gold lager Ruthie will be the official craft beer of the 2019 Iowa State Fair, Exile announced this morning. Ruthie will debut as the first official craft beer in the fair’s history. Ruthie …
Read MoreCRE Update: Homebuilders voice concerns with latest zoning code draft
Homebuilder Ted Grob had a vision for a 4-acre tract along East 46th Street south of Hubbell Avenue in Des Moines: Develop the agricultural land into lots for single-family houses that would sell for under …
Read MoreJune 19: Entrepreneurship, Fundraising + Philanthropy
Host: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Iowa Chapter
About: Join us for an exciting evening as we engage in conversation with the following: Trixie’s Salon & Spa owner Tricia Rivas; Chick Herbert, co-author of the book “It Begs the …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Could trees be the new gravestones?
Many friends who experience the loss of a loved one have told me the same thing: We don’t talk about death enough. That extends to Silicon Valley, which has typically focused on what happens in …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 14 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the June 14 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Zwagerman planned a short stint in Iowa, but stayed
Jennifer Zwagerman, who takes over as director of Drake University’s Agricultural Law Center July 1, didn’t plan to stay in Iowa. “I tell you, when I first moved to Iowa, it was, ‘Three years and …
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