Archive for January 2021
UI gets more time to study Jupiter with NASA extension
Corridor Business Journal: The University of Iowa will have several more years to study the largest planet in our solar system. The U.S. space agency NASA announced this week it will extend the Juno mission to …
Read More2020 was a record year for home sales in the Des Moines area
The pandemic, which for 10 months has kept many people at their homes working, learning and recreating, may have also helped fuel a record-setting year for home sales in the Greater Des Moines area.
In …
Journalist Hannah-Jones to headline Sussman Lecture, discussions on racial oppression
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and Iowa native Nikole Hannah-Jones will speak to members of the Greater Des Moines community at two virtual events on April 8, including the spring Sussman Lecture offered by the Harkin …
Read MoreLegacy Financial Group ranked among top 50 emerging RIA firms
Legacy Financial Group in Des Moines was named by industry journal RIA Channel as one of its top 50 Emerging Registered Investment Adviser firms. “Our success is directly attributed to the quality of our advisors, team, and …
Read MoreESO names new VP of customer experience, site lead for Des Moines office
ESO announced that Darrin Poole has been named its vice president of customer experience and site lead for the company’s Des Moines location. ESO, based in Austin, Texas, is a data and software company serving emergency …
Read MoreDes Moines gun stores see sales surge
Des Moines Register: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued 9,145 concealed carry permits in 2020, an 80% increase over the prior year. Across the country, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the FBI conducted 21 …
Read MoreCity-owned land in Market District appraised at $11.1 million
District Developer LLC, a consortium that includes developer James Cownie’s JSC Properties, MidAmerican Energy Co. and other local developers, plans to redevelop 39 acres of the Market District, a 260-acre area roughly between East Court …
Read MoreIowa AgriTech Accelerator announces dissolution
Five years after launch, the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is dissolving, Executive Director Nadilia Gomez announced in a statement sent to the Business Record this afternoon.
The governing board cited the emergence of new, regional entrepreneurial …
HUD designates Central Iowa Shelter & Services as an Envision Center Demonstration Site
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is designating Central Iowa Shelter & Services as an EnVision Center Demonstration Site in Des Moines. EnVision Centers demonstrate that financial support alone is insufficient to solve …
Read MoreSammons Financial Group receives third Employee’s Choice Award from Glassdoor
For the third consecutive year, West Des Moines-based Sammons Financial Group Inc. has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2021. Sammons was the only Iowa-based company on the …
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