Archive for February 2021
Ames Chamber names new Main Street director
Kim Frey has been named the new Ames Main Street director and Ames Chamber of Commerce membership coordinator. Frey began her new duties on Feb. 1. According to a news release, Frey comes to Ames …
Read MoreIowa farm bankruptcies up 26% in 2020
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa had 34 farm bankruptcies in 2020 — a 26% increase from the previous year and the third-highest state total, behind Wisconsin and Kansas. The overall number of farm bankruptcies in the United …
Read MoreUI Health receives $8 million grant to bring mobile simulator training to rural areas
A new $8 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will help the University of Iowa educate health care providers and first responders in rural parts of the state on …
Read MoreSummary provides details about new federal Shuttered Venues Operators Grants
BKD CPAs and Advisors has published a frequently asked questions document for businesses seeking to apply for the Shuttered Venues Operators Grants program, a $15 billion relief program that was enacted by Congress in the …
Read MoreNAMI Greater Des Moines offers motivational speaker series
NAMI Greater Des Moines is launching a new virtual series featuring some of the top motivational speakers in the country. The lineup of six speakers begins today and follows on an eight-week series that NAMI offered …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: D.M.’s role in climate history
Historian Jill Lapore traces the origin of climate-change science to two events during the 1960s. One was the discovery that above-ground testing of nuclear weapons was depleting the earth’s protective ozone layer; the other was …
Read MoreThe new study tools
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Yen Verhoeven, CEO of the STEM learning startup Qi Learning Group, saw the workload increase overnight for teachers her company supports with professional development training.
It was not just …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Anthony Ferguson
As West Des Moines Community Schools enter the second semester of the 2020-21 school year, Anthony Ferguson is leading efforts toward greater equity.
Ferguson joined the district last fall as the first executive director …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Altoona farm ground purchased for warehouse development
KCI Altoona Industrial Land LLC, based in Kansas City, paid Valley Development Co. $4.37 million for 75 acres of farm ground in Altoona, Polk County real estate transactions show. KCI Altoona plans to develop up to 1.24 million …
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