Archive for September 2020
Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises more than $151,000
More than 760 area residents and their friends and families participated in this year’s Des Moines Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, raising more than $151,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Read MorePolk County sheriff agrees to release 2018 shooting video
Associated Press: The Iowa Freedom of Information Council won a significant victory when the Polk County Sheriff’s Office agreed to release details of the shooting of a Wisconsin man by a deputy in July 2018. Under …
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2023 Book of Lists Unveiling
SAVE THE DATE: Jan. 5, 2023
Presented by Iowa State University Ivy College of Business
Date: Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023
Time: 4:30-7 p.m. | Unveiling at 5:30 p.m.
Location: …
Thousands still without internet 3 weeks after derecho
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Frustrations are growing in the Cedar Rapids area about delays in restoring internet service three weeks after the Aug. 10 storm, especially with students doing remote learning and many employees still working from …
Read MoreD.M. council praises water trails, looks to protect promised neighborhood projects
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Members of the Des Moines City Council on Monday praised multimillion-dollar water trails projects downtown, but said the city must keep its promises to neighborhoods while looking for cash. Council members discussed an …
Read MoreDrake Law School launches webinar series on dismantling systemic racism
Drake University Law School will host a fall webinar series to address a broad array of policies and practices that perpetuate racial inequities in American society. The series of livestreamed talks, which begins Sept. 4, …
Read MoreFinal list of Small Business Recovery Grant recipients released
More than 290 businesses received $1.7 million from the Small Business Recovery Grant Program, announced earlier this year by the Greater Des Moines Partnership to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. According to a …
Read MoreAthene takes top spot for indexed annuity sales in second quarter
Athene USA, based in West Des Moines, was the No. 1 national seller of indexed annuities in the second quarter, unseating Allianz Life, which had held the leading sales position for more than a decade, …
Read MoreNyemaster attorney Stanger assumes command of Iowa Guard medical battalion
Kristina Stanger, pictured, an attorney with Nyemaster Goode PC in Des Moines and a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, has assumed command of the 109th Multifunctional Medical Battalion. Stanger formally assumed command on Aug. …
Read MoreIowa economy sees growth in August with little effect from derecho
Iowa’s economy rose several points above neutral growth in August, behind strong new orders and production, according to the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index released today.
Iowa’s index climbed to 56.4 in August, up …