Archive for August 2019
Kum & Go gives Pride $10,000
Kum & Go has become the first platinum sponsor for the 2019-20 Capital City Pride season, donating $10,000. The Iowa LGBTQ+ nonprofit will use the money to support year-round advocacy programming next year. “Our differences make us …
Read MoreDes Moines board unimpressed with some features of proposed hotel
Members of the Urban Design Review Board on Tuesday raised concerns about some design elements of a hotel proposed for Southwest Ninth and Tuttle streets. Those two sides of the hotel face streets with heavy …
Read MoreNadler named CEO of reconstruction company GC3
GC3 LLC, a West Des Moines-based insurance reconstruction business, has appointed Tom Nadler as its new CEO and Dave Bell as chief operating officer. Nadler, previously vice president for large loss consulting for the company, has spent the …
Read MoreUI, DMACC partner in project to train more diverse math teachers
The University of Iowa and Des Moines Area Community College announced they are collaborating on a new project aimed at increasing the number of secondary school mathematics teachers in Iowa from underrepresented communities. The National Science Foundation …
Read MorePrimary Health Care’s addiction treatment recognized for effectiveness
The Addiction Policy Forum, a leading national nonprofit, has recognized Primary Health Care’s Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program as an innovative program that addresses addictions and provides support for families and communities. “Counseling only has a 6-10% …
Read MoreMaggard named executive director of Ingersoll, Grand avenues group
Kris Maggard was recently named executive director of the nonprofit Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand, which represents a collaboration of business and property owners, professionals, merchants, residents and others in promoting the area between Martin …
Read MoreThompson named CEO of Clive Behavioral Health
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has named Mary Sparks Thompson chief executive officer of its Clive Behavioral Health facility, effective Sept. 3.
The new 100-bed facility, now under construction with an expected opening in July 2020, will …
Oct. 9-10: 2019 Women Lead Change Central Iowa Conference
Host: Women Lead Change
About: Join Women Lead Change for the 2019 Central Iowa Conference, a two-day event filled with inspiring and intellectual speakers, hands-on breakout sessions and more. Don’t miss Monica Lewinsky, Ginger Zee, …
GuideOne adds armed-intruder training and consulting service
GuideOne Insurance announced it has formed an alliance with Strategos International, a Kansas City-based organization that will offer training and consulting to GuideOne customers in all niches – churches, schools, nonprofits, senior living communities and …
Read MoreMeals from the Heartland calls for volunteers for 12th Annual Hunger Fight
As Iowa families prepare their children for the next school year, far too many Iowa children will start each school day without breakfast and go to bed with a hungry stomach. One in six Iowa …
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