Archive for April 2023
New AR technology used in DMACC class helping fill talent pipeline for utility workers
Fourteen students will graduate this spring from the first digital line mechanic training program at Des Moines Area Community College, designed to help build a talent pipeline for utility companies.
The program, implemented in DMACC’s …
Read MoreMost downtown Des Moines office properties saw no changes in assessed valuations; other areas saw substantial hikes
The assessed valuation of nearly all office properties in Des Moines’ central business district remained unchanged in the 2023 reevaluation, a sharp contrast to the double-digit percentage increases experienced by most other commercial property in …
Read MoreKoch Office Group sells downtown Des Moines property
Koch Office Group, a longtime Des Moines business, has sold its downtown property in a transaction that will allow it to lease office and warehouse space in the two-story Grand Avenue building it has occupied …
Read MoreNew ‘competitive socializing’ venue planned in West Des Moines
A new concept in “competitive socializing” is proposed in a development north of Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines.
Putts & Pins, a combination bar, restaurant and recreation facility with indoor miniature golf …
Read MoreVarsity Cinema to screen ‘Field of Dreams’ with special guest
The Varsity Cinema will show the movie “Field of Dreams” on Friday at 7 p.m., complete with a special preshow introduction that sheds light on the theater’s connection to the film and one of its …
Read MoreFlying Elbow pins competition to win best pulled pork contest
The Flying …
Read MoreStruggling ag sector contributes to decline in Iowa’s GDP
Iowa’s gross domestic product declined by 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2022, largely behind weak performing agriculture and financial sectors.
The decline followed growth in the third quarter, an increase that followed three straight …
UNI is awarded $250K grant to support teachers and better student outcomes
The University of Northern Iowa has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health at the University of Iowa to support research focused on social and emotional learning. The project, …
Read MoreWolves set season attendance record
How a dream for a conference for Black women in DM continues on
As Lindsey White stepped to the podium to give opening remarks at the 2022 LadyLike Summit, she took a deep breath and looked …
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