Archive for August 2022
WesleyLife receives $500K Prairie Meadows grant for Meals on Wheels campus
WesleyLife has received a $500,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant that will assist the organization in transforming a building in the Drake University neighborhood of Des Moines into a new Meals on Wheels campus, a project recently …
Read MorePorter tapped as director of architectural foundation
Laura Porter has been selected as director of the Iowa Architectural Foundation. Porter most recently was director of operations at Civic Music Association of Des Moines. Porter, who obtained a doctorate degree in U.S. history …
Read MoreFINRA, Harkin Institute to host virtual investor education event Aug. 30
The Harkin Institute in Des Moines and the federal Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will co-sponsor a free virtual event aimed at helping investors to build their financial security and safeguard their assets amid emerging types …
Read MoreCoe College recognized for having the best career services in Iowa
Corridor Business Journal: Coe College is the only Iowa college or university to be nationally recognized by the Princeton Review in three important higher education categories: best career services, most accessible professors and best alumni network. …
Read MoreMore than 218,000 rode DART to the State Fair
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority transported more than 218,000 people to the Iowa State Fair this year, rebounding from 2021, a year where numbers were down coming off 2020 when the fair was …
Read MoreDiebel named Roosevelt Foundation executive director
Chris Diebel has been named the executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt High School Foundation, a newly created position that coincides with the recent completion of a $3.32 million capital campaign for a new track, …
Read MoreIowa unemployment insurance rates to drop to 24-year low in 2023
The schedule of unemployment insurance rates used to tax Iowa employers will drop to its lowest level in 24 years in 2023, Gov. Kim Reyolds and Iowa Workforce Development announced today. Beginning Jan. 1, contribution …
Read MoreSBA backs more than $7M in Central Iowa loans in July
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 14 loans to Central Iowa businesses totaling $7,062,400 in July.
The loans will help those small businesses create 63 new jobs and retain 146 local jobs, according to data …
On The Move: Week ending August 21
Erin Seals
Hubbell Realty Co.
Hired as accounting specialist
erin.seals@hubbellrealty.com
Alykk Livengood
Hubbell Homes
Hired as new home sales assistant
alykk.livengood@hubbellhomes.com
Jeff Amdahl
Indigo Living
Hired as assistant property manager…
Read MoreBusiness Record 8-26-22
Cover story: This is where we’ve been working so hard to get to’
Focus: Innovative Companies
Read the issue
…Read More