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Blank 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
United Way unveils 2025 community report, Live United award winners
The United Way of Central Iowa today released its 2025 annual report about the health of the community. At its annual Live United celebration luncheon at Prairie Meadows, United Way leaders discussed the report results …
Read MoreChildServe’s Bubble Ball raises over $1 million
ChildServe announced the organization raised $1,029,253 at its 15th annual Bubble Ball event on April 12. The event hosted more than 1,700 attendees, a record number for the event. “Each year, we are deeply humbled …
Read MoreSukup announces expansion within ISU Research Park
Sukup Manufacturing Co. has expanded its Ames presence.
The manufacturer of grain storage equipment has invested in its operations at 2600 S. Loop Drive at the Iowa State University Research Park and moved into bigger …
Read MorePolk, Dallas counties see increase in residential valuations
The valuation of residential property grew by an average of 9.9% in Polk County and 4.5% in Dallas County in this year’s reassessment of property values, officials with the counties said.
The increases are substantially …
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