Archive for September 2023
Skate DSM to host third annual Des Moines Streetstyle Open
Skate DSM announced that it will host the third annual Des Moines Streetstyle Open, a skate contest from Sept. 21 to 23. The Des Moines Streetstyle Open is modeled after the Copenhagen Open, an international …
Read MoreIowa Department of Ag and Land Stewardship announces another conservation record
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, working with Iowa’s 100 soil and water conservation districts and other partners, broke a record for conservation and water …
Read MoreOsmundson sponsors school food pantry program, BackPack program
Osmundson Manufacturing Co., a Perry-based agriculture, mining and machine manufacturing company, is continuing its partnership with the Food Bank of Iowa by providing financial sponsorship for two programs that fight food insecurity in the local …
Read MoreGroundworks, Habitat for Humanity team up for a home build in Des Moines
Groundworks, a foundation solutions company, and Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit housing organization that works in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S., will begin constructing a home in Des Moines for …
Read MoreReynolds announces awards to combat food insecurity at Hunger Summit
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced $5 million in awards to four nonprofits that are investing in infrastructure to increase the availability of food distributed to local food pantries throughout the …
Read MoreSimpson College announces two full-tuition scholarship programs
Simpson College announced Thursday two new full-tuition scholarship programs, which the private, liberal arts college expects will “substantially increase” the number of new Iowa students qualifying for free tuition.
The first initiative, Simpson’s $100K Promise, …
What they’re checking out: Week of September 8
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Burr’s treason trial
Aaron Burr is the highest-ranking federal official ever charged with treason. His trial in 1807 resulted in an acquittal and helps explain why there have been few treason cases since then.
Like everything in Burr’s …
Read MoreThe work behind innovation
When James Altamirano joined Principal Financial Group almost exactly nine years ago, many people were still figuring out what it meant to have a background like his in human-centered design and innovation, he said.
In …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts has hit the ground running in his first two months on the job as superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools.
He hasn’t really had much choice. The state’s largest school district is preparing …
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