Archive for June 2019
Manufacturer’s land donation, bond issue spur new Grimes middle school
Rendering from FRK Architects.
Construction has begun on a new middle school building in Grimes — made possible through a $46 million bond issue overwhelmingly passed by voters in the Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District, …
Read MoreJune 8: Women of Achievement Awards
Host: Women Lead Change
About: Join in celebrating the 2019 class of honorees for the Women of Achievement Awards. Theresa “Billee” Davis, Willie Stevenson Glanton and Ola Babcock Miller will be commemorated with permanent plaques on …
Iowa on pace to top revenue projection
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The state of Iowa is having a better-than-expected tax collection year, thanks mostly to federal tax changes. With less than a full month remaining in the current fiscal year, net receipts flowing into …
Read MoreIowa State pursues $21.2 million feed and grain complex
Cedar Rapids Gazette: With its thriving network of teaching farms situated on 450 acres south of campus, Iowa State University is looking to build a $21.2 million feed mill and grain science complex to support its …
Read MoreISU, UI named to top 100 worldwide universities granted U.S. patents in 2018
Iowa State University and the University of Iowa are ranked in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2018, which is compiled by the National Academy of Inventors. The Iowa State University Research …
Read MoreCreighton survey: Iowa economy dips again
A Creighton University survey of Midwestern supply managers and business leaders found that Iowa’s economy was out of growth territory for the second straight month in May. The state’s overall index dropped to 47 from …
Read MorePublic meetings on Des Moines’ new zoning code begin today
The city of Des Moines is holding several public meetings on its proposed new zoning code, released in May. The city’s current code has been in place since 1965 and has been updated more than 300 times. The …
Read MoreLongtime children’s advocate Jody Reynolds dies
Jody Reynolds, whose devotion for children was expressed through decades of work with Variety — The Children’s Charity, died Tuesday at the age of 78.
Reynolds, who was honored in 2017 as a Sage Over 70 by …
Manufacturers gather in Ames for ABI Taking Care of Business Conference
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s annual Taking Care of Business conference is in full swing today in Ames.
This morning attendees will hear a keynote presentation by Peggy Noonan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist …
New CIRAS lab at ISU Research Park will help manufacturers try out new technology
The Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) at Iowa State University is developing a new laboratory in which Iowa companies will be able to experiment with new manufacturing technology and identify how particular equipment …
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