Posts by jretzlaff
Wells Fargo, BHFO announce layoffs
Wells Fargo has laid off an additional 46 employees and Cedar Rapids-based BHFO has laid off 32 people, according to a state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act report. That brings to 113 the number …
Read MoreUrbandale approves Merle Hay Mall revitalization plan; IEDA board to get update Friday
The Urbandale City Council has signed off on a revised revitalization plan for Merle Hay Mall, with the amended application for funds from the state’s Iowa Reinvestment Act program now going to the Iowa Economic …
Read MoreOrigin Homes receives Rand Fisher Rural Leadership Award
Origin Homes was awarded a 2025 Rand Fisher Rural Leadership Award at the 2025 Iowa Rural Summit. The award, given by the Iowa Rural Development Council, highlights an organization that demonstrates exceptional leadership, innovation and …
Read MoreWest Des Moines receives service delivery award
West Des Moines Mayor Russ Trimble and members of the City Council received the Leading the Way Award from ETC Institute during a presentation at the April 7 City Council meeting. This is the third …
Read MoreBlank Park Zoo announces Jurassic exhibit
It’s going to be a Jurassic Park summer at the Blank Park Zoo.
Fifteen animatronic dinosaurs will take over Blank Park Zoo from July to October, the zoo announced today.
The Dino Park Zoo experience …
Read MorePurchase Moore Hamann Bacon receives marketing awards
The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” initiative was recently named the grand champion of the National Agri-Marketing Association Awards. The association
judged 950 award entries in more than 60 categories. The initiative …
DMACC president receives lifetime achievement award
DMACC President Rob Denson was named the recipient of the Rain Fisher Rural Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award during the Rural Iowa Summit in Ames on April 10. Under Denson’s leadership, DMACC expanded academic and technical …
Read MoreHousing symposium planned for May 1
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, executive director of Children’s HealthWatch, will headline the Housing Matters Symposium, an event annually presented by the Polk County Housing Trust Fund. This year’s event will focus on housing as a …
Read MoreIowa FFA Foundation announces leadership transition
The Iowa FFA Foundation, a nonprofit promoting youth agriculture education, announced that Joshua Remington will resign as executive director after almost 14 years. Remington has accepted a new professional opportunity that aligns with his passion …
Read More2 apartment projects receive final design approval from DM board
