Archive for October 2022
SBA backs 15 Central Iowa loans for $8.4 million in September
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 15 loans to Central Iowa businesses totaling $8,374,100 in September.
The loans will help those small businesses create 66 new jobs and retain 115 local jobs, according to data …
Laura Ling reflects on hope, fearlessness ahead of Chrysalis Inspired event
The Elbert Files: CyTown?
The $200 million “CyTown” entertainment district Iowa State University athletic director Jamie Pollard wants to build between the school’s football stadium and basketball arena is a gobsmacking concept saddled with questions.
Pollard said CyTown will …
Read MoreMulticultural reception scheduled for Oct. 13 at Sammons
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a Multicultural Reception on Thursday, Oct. 13, at Sammons Financial Group in West Des Moines. The reception is designed to provide opportunities for people to develop new relationships with others …
Read MoreCity of Des Moines hires new communication manager
Nola Aigner Davis has been hired as the city of Des Moines’ communication manager. Davis, who currently is the Polk County Health Department’s communications officer, begins her new position Oct. 24. She will replace Al Setka, who …
Read MoreSupply chain disruptions, labor shortages top concerns as Iowa’s economy slows in September
Iowa’s economy slowed in September, following a larger regional trend of slowing manufacturing activity, according to a survey of supply chain managers released this week.
Creighton University’s MidAmerica Business Conditions Index showed that the index score for …
Taking their shot
Years before the rapid production of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 was in the news, the vaccine technology was already familiar to Joel Harris and his father, Hank, who founded Harrisvaccines in 2006.
Hank Harris, a …
Read MorePartnership’s Inclusion Summit registration is open
Registration is underway for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Inclusion Summit, scheduled for Nov. 9. The summit will be held at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. The 2022 Inclusion …
Read MoreIowa HHS expands free naloxone program to schools
The Iowa Department of Health of Human Services announced it is expanding its initiative to provide naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, to Iowa organizations, businesses and schools, which may be in a position to …
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