Archive for January 2022
Iowa Senate won’t allow journalists to work on chamber floor
Des Moines Register: Republican leaders in the Iowa Senate will no longer allow journalists to work at press benches in the Senate chamber, ending a tradition that has lasted more than a century. The GOP-majority Iowa …
Read MoreArt Center receives $20,000 Humanities Project grant for ‘Immersive’ exhibition
The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a $20,000 Humanities Project grant from the Iowa Arts Council to support the upcoming exhibition “Immersive.” The statewide grant program supports public humanities projects and educational programs …
Read MoreEide Bailly leader in Des Moines named to Graduate School of Banking faculty
Blake Crow, partner-in-charge of the Des Moines office of regional CPA and business advisory firm Eide Bailly, has been named to the faculty at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, one of the premier graduate schools …
Read MoreAthene expands Game Changers scholarship program, seeks applicants
Athene USA announced that the application period is now open for its 2022 Game Changers Scholars Program. Now in its second year, the program has been expanded and will award $80,000 in scholarships annually through …
Read MoreKass named Waukee’s community development director
Andy Kass has been named community development director in Waukee, the city announced. He has worked for Waukee since December 2013 in various roles including planner II, senior planner and planning coordinator. Before joining Waukee’s …
Read MoreDMACC unveiling 2022 ciLive speakers Jan. 10
The lineup of speakers for the 13th Celebrate Innovation Live (ciLive!) conference will be announced during an event at the DMACC West Campus on Jan. 10. Provost Tony Paustian will be joined by guests on …
Read MoreIowa Leading Indicators Index increases in November
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index increased in November to 110.2 from a revised 109.7 in October. November’s 0.4% growth is the same as last month’s. The monthly diffusion index dropped in November to 68.8 from a …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Medical schools see record enrollment increase among Black students
Across the country, the number of first-year Black students in medical schools is up 21%, I read in a piece from GBH News. Representation among physicians is important, experts say, because statistics show it leads to …
Read MoreAg Secretary Tom Vilsack’s son joins pipeline company
Axios Des Moines: Jess Vilsack has taken a job as the general counsel of Summit Carbon Solutions, Mother Jones reports. The Ames-based company has proposed a $4.5 billion carbon capture pipeline project that would cross 30 …
Read MoreFarmers push back against proposed pipeline
Ames Tribune: For two and a half hours Thursday, officials with Texas-based Navigator CO2 Ventures fielded questions and heard comments from Story County residents on the multibillion-dollar pipeline they plan to bury across the county. The …
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