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Court Avenue nightclub faces liquor suspension, fine
Operators of Shag’s, a nightclub in downtown Des Moines’ Court Avenue district, have agreed to have their liquor license suspended for 14 days and pay a $1,000 fine for allowing lewd behavior to occur at …
Read MoreMercyOne restoring information systems following CommonSpirit ransomware attack
MercyOne Central Iowa said today that CommonSpirit is in the process of restoring systems that were taken offline and MercyOne Central Iowa is beginning to restore access to the electronic health record system, electronic prescribing tools and …
Read MoreBusiness leaders share child care challenges, call for higher pay in meeting with Ernst, Grassley
Sen. Joni Ernst, right, speaks with Central Iowa business leaders Thursday during a roundtable discussion about how child care issues affect the workforce while Sen. Chuck Grassley and Emily Schmitt from Sukup Manufacturing Co. listen. Below: Kate …
Read MoreEast High School Alumni Foundation capital campaign raises $4.1M
The East High School Alumni Foundation announced it has raised $4,171,000 for East High facilities and scholarships, exceeding the $4 million capital campaign goal. According to a news release, a new concessions and restroom building …
Read MoreBig truck expo, open house planned at Urbandale’s new maintenance facility
An open house and big truck expo will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the city of Urbandale’s newly completed parks and public works maintenance facility at 9401 Hickman Road. The $26 …
Read MoreReport: Iowa businesses cut 2,400 jobs in September
Iowa businesses shed 2,400 jobs in September, the first decline in job numbers since March, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.
Areas with the largest declines in jobs were health care and social assistance (1,000 jobs …
Registration open for 2023 Land Investment Expo
Registration is open for the 2023 Land Investment Expo, which will be held Jan. 10 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The expo, sponsored by Peoples Co., was first held in 2008 to …
Read More$50K raised during Great Outdoors Foundation’s Wild Prairie Showdown
The Great Outdoors Foundation raised $50,000 during its recent Wild Prairie Showdown, the organization’s annual dinner where three local philanthropists, or champions, compete for the title of Most Valuable Philanthropist by raising the most money for their …
Read MoreBusiness Hall of Fame nominations are open
The deadline to submit a nomination is noon on Friday, Nov. 18. Nominations can be submitted by a member of the Greater Des Moines…Read More