Archive for February 2022
Iowa COVID memorial expands, ceremony tomorrow
An art exhibit on Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny campus dedicated to the Iowans who have died of COVID-19 is expanding to add tributes to 1,200 more people. Iowa artist Pam Douglas has made …
Read MoreBravo celebrates arts and culture community during annual fundraiser gala
Bravo of Greater Des Moines celebrated the region’s arts and culture community Saturday evening with its annual fundraising gala, marking the return of the celebration as an in-person event. Besides being a fundraiser, the gala is …
Read MoreIowa stocks have a rocky start in 2022
Ten of the 16 Iowa-based companies on the Business Record’s Iowa Index posted stock price losses for the month of January, two being double-digit percentage losses. Five Iowa-based stocks posted gains. One company was unchanged.…
Read MoreIowa Hospital Association offering health care, EMT scholarships
The Iowa Hospital Association is now accepting applications for health care education scholarships provided by the association through its subsidiary, the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation. IHA will award 60 health care scholarships of …
Read MoreDickinson named to national board for Boys & Girls Clubs
Tony Dickinson, president of NCMIC Finance Corp. in Clive, has been named to the national board of trustees for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, becoming the first Iowan to serve on the board, …
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Read MoreOld Creamery Theatre in Amana closing doors permanently
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The final curtain has fallen on the Old Creamery Theatre. The not-for-profit professional troupe, founded in Garrison in 1971 and relocated in the former Amana Colonies Welcome Center in 1988, intended to celebrate …
Read MoreIowa Credit Union Foundation begins 2022 with $240,000 in year-end contributions
The Iowa Credit Union Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Iowa Credit Union League, received more than $240,000 in year-end charitable donations to jump-start its 2022 work. The largest donation came from Affiliates Management Co. and its …
Read MoreJacquie Easley McGhee, Sharon Goldford headlining Women Helping Women event
Headlining this year’s Women Helping Women event will be Sharon Goldford and Jacquie Easley McGhee, the Des Moines Pastoral Center announced today. The event, which is in its 24th year, raises money for mental health …
Read MorePro Swim Series Des Moines canceled after postponement of FINA World Championships
The 2022 TYR Pro Swim Series Des Moines, which had been scheduled for March 2-5 at the MidAmerican Energy Aquatic Center at the Wellmark YMCA, has been canceled after the 2022 FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, …
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