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Sherman plans senior living project for Gray’s Landing

One day the Des Moines City Council is giving preliminary approval to extend a development agreement by a decade for what is now called Gray’s Landing, a project south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway that was …

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Blank Children’s receives $50,000 grant to support pediatric cancer research

Blank Children’s Hospital has been awarded a $50,000 infrastructure grant that will support pediatric cancer research initiatives. Dr. Wendy Woods-Swafford, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and medical director of Blank Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, received …

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Wellmark awards more than $370,000 in Small MATCH grants

The Wellmark Foundation has awarded 17 Iowa organizations Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants. Applicants were able to request up to $25,000 in grant funding that each organization matches at 50 percent. The projects …

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GuideOne adds small-business coverage, online portal

GuideOne Insurance announced it will add small-business coverage nationally and has launched an online quoting portal for agents. The West Des Moines-based insurer is introducing the business policy portal in six states — Illinois, Indiana, …

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Mercy Health Network to expand rural telemedicine through federal grant

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Mercy College has record fall applications, enrollment

Applications for admission to Mercy College of Health Sciences this fall reached a new record, and new student enrollment reached its second-highest level for any term in its history, the college announced. Applications for the …

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Creative Economy Initiative launched

Bravo Greater Des Moines and the Des Moines Arts Festival are launching the Creative Economy Initiative, an action plan for professional development and the building of businesses for regional artists. Artist and business strategist Chris …

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Golden Openings founder, others receive awards for business acumen

Golden Openings founder Kimberly Baeth has been named the National Association of Women Business Owners 2018 Iowa Woman Business Owner of the Year. The award recognizes an outstanding NAWBO Iowa female business owner who has …

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Not postmarked, new ballots won’t help call close Iowa House race

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In a northeast Iowa legislative race where only nine votes unofficially separate winner from loser, a trove of 31 mail-in ballots will not be counted because they don’t have postmarks, election officials …

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$7.5M distribution center planned for former Gateway campus in North Sioux City

Sioux City Journal: In North Sioux City, S.D., Gerard Keating isn’t done repopulating the former Gateway campus in North Sioux City. Keating, a Florida-based investor, unveiled two new initiatives Tuesday designed to attract more new …