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Youth Volunteer Corps of Des Moines receives $20,000 grant

Youth Volunteer Corps of Des Moines, an affiliate of Youth Volunteer Corps, has been awarded the YVC Cornerstone Grant. The Des Moines affiliate is one of five to receive the grants from Youth Volunteer Corps …

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Trilix opens Birmingham office, expands in D.M.

Trilix has opened a new office in Birmingham, Ala., after expanding its Des Moines operation by 20 percent. The two offices will be called Trilix Birmingham and Trilix Des Moines. “We opened our office in Birmingham …

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Pillars sketches out a development plan

The Des Moines City Council has approved a letter of intent to sign a 99-year lease at $1 a year on roughly 7 acres of city-owned land for a redevelopment project sponsored by the nonprofit …

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Looking for an edge

Two of four schools offering pre-apprenticeship programs with the help of the state are in Central Iowa, working to make sure students consider options ranging from certificates to four-year degrees.

Schools in Waukee, Boone, Spencer …

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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

A brief look back at news from the past week.

Forty Under 40 list
This year’s Forty Under 40 honorees have been announced. See how many you know, and prepare to meet the rest. http://bit.ly/2Eul0sD

UI …

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A Closer Look: Brent Willett

Brent Willett joined the Iowa Health Care Association as its president and CEO in September, just a week before the organization’s annual convention. That timing gave Willett, who was previously executive director of the Cultivation …

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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the February 9 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the February 9 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Baum Symposium at Drake adds keynote lecturers Blackmon, Yepsen

The 2018 Herb and Karen Baum Symposium on Ethics and the Professions announced it has added two speakers. The March event at Drake University will examine the key moral responsibilities of members of the U.S. …

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Applications open for Pappajohn business plan competition

The Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition on Monday announced its deadlines for the 2018 contest. Applications for the regional competition at the Pappajohn Center at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City are …

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Inspiration

Des Moines Area Community College’s ciWeek9, running March 5-8, is all about inspiration and innovation.

This year, the sessions will be about a man who has attention deficit disorder but still managed to score a …