Archive for June 2019
More development activity proposed for northwest Des Moines: Developer wants to convert empty medical center into commercial, residential space
A developer has a contract to buy the former Northwest Community Hospital at 1818 48th St. from Hubbell Realty Co. He hopes to convert the structure into residential and commercial space. Photo courtesy of the Polk …
Read MoreDes Moines lands Ironman event
Des Moines will host three half Ironman events, the North American championship, beginning on June 21, 2020.
The annual 70.3 Ironman competition for three years will be the first Ironman play in Iowa. The 70.3 refers …
Iowa ag department’s new hire will focus on pets, puppy mills
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A new hire in the state agriculture department will focus on companion animals. The hire comes after a legislative session in which a proposal to strengthen Iowa’s animal cruelty laws had momentum but …
Read MoreCoalition develops 211 Iowa app to access services
A coalition of partners in the 211 Iowa program has developed a free 211 Iowa app to provide up-to-date information on local health and human services for anyone in Iowa seeking help, United Way of …
Read MoreFuture Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund now accepting applications
The Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund is open for applications, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Friday. The Employer Innovation Fund will award grants that support innovative and creative initiatives that accelerate postsecondary credential attainment …
Read MoreABI Survey: Growth expectations shrink for third quarter
Fewer Iowa business leaders are optimistic about their company’s sales growth potential for the remainder of 2019, according to results from the latest survey by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. Of the 32 …
Read MoreKnapp on Drake project: ‘I’m so very optimistic about what’s going to happen here’
Drake University benefactor Bill Knapp sat among about 50 people today listening as Marty Martin, the university’s president, announced Drake’s partnership with a Cedar Falls firm to redevelop a two-block area east of campus.
“I …
$63 million multiuse development planned adjacent to Drake University
Drake University is collaborating with a Cedar Falls firm to redevelop two city blocks into a residential and commercial district that will boost the neighborhood’s vibrancy and return a large parcel of land back to …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: What can reverse the cost of homelessness? Stable housing, 5-year study shows
From 2013 to 2018, the financial cost associated with homelessness for eight people in Linn County — including legal costs, medical costs and transitional services — reached a combined $1.2 million when participants were without …
Read MoreFormer Iowa State president Steven Leath out as Auburn University president
Des Moines Register/Montgomery Advertiser: Steven Leath, former Iowa State University president, is out as Auburn University president after two years on the job. He and members of the Alabama school’s board of trustees’ presidential assessment working …
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