Archive for July 2019
Volunteers to frame house for Habitat for Humanity
About 80 Bankers Trust and Ruan employees will spend Friday framing walls for a house for Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity. The “panel build” will take place at Cowles Commons, 221 Walnut St. The …
Read MoreByers named to chair chamber association board
Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, has been elected to lead the board of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. The organization representing more than 9,000 professionals is based in Alexandria, …
Read MoreAssociation of Fundraising Professionals names Philanthropy Day award winners
The Central Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals has announced the 2019 Philanthropy Day award winners. The Philanthropy Day awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the quality of …
Read MoreInvestDSM meeting set for this week
The first meeting of InvestDSM, a new nonprofit corporation that will oversee an expanded effort to revitalize Des Moines’ neighborhoods, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Des Moines City Council Chambers at 400 Robert D. Ray …
Read MoreResidential construction slowed slightly in first half of 2019
A house under construction in Peter’s Ridge in Pleasant Hill. The eastern Polk County community has issued 41 residential building permits through the first half of 2019, 10 more than it had during the same …
Read MoreFormer repair shop undergoes $900,000 remodel, gets new tenant
The former Owen Crist Auto Body Services Inc. shop at 1221 Keosauqua Way is being remodeled and will house Inner Space, a center that will focus on helping people improve their overall well-being. For more …
Read MorePrice for temporary repairs to levees hits $123 million and is still climbing
The cost to make temporary repairs to levees affected by spring flooding along the Missouri River continues to rise, reports Radio Iowa. John Leighow, chief of readiness and contingency operations with the U.S. Army Corps of …
Read MoreTighter swine biosecurity at State Fair aims to keep diseases out
The threat of a deadly hog disease is prompting state officials to tighten security at swine events during the Iowa State Fair, reports Iowa Public Radio. For nearly a year, U.S. pork producers have watched African …
Read MoreUNI hits the road to help family-owned businesses
The University of Northern Iowa will host the Family Business Reunion Tour, a traveling series of forums for businesses to share their successes, challenges and opportunities. Among the five businesses on the tour will be …
Read MoreReport: U.S. foreign direct investment decreases in 2018
U.S. direct investments abroad decreased in 2018, due largely to repatriation of prior earnings by U.S. multinationals from their foreign affiliates, according to a report released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The U.S. direct investment …