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Alt to lead The First Tee of Greater Des Moines

Jamie Alt

The First Tee of Greater Des Moines has named Jamie Alt executive director. The international youth development organization, which teaches life skills and healthy habits through the game of golf, last year benefited more …

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American Enterprise Group hires new COO

Dave Keith

Des Moines-based insurance holding company American Enterprise Group Inc. has hired Dave Keith as chief operations officer. Keith was most recently senior vice president of Clinical Reference Laboratory Inc., a Kansas-based company that …

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Heading to the Partnership dinner? Use #SeizeDesMoines

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is once again asking those who are attending tonight’s Annual Dinner to tweet throughout the event with the hashtag #SeizeDesMoines. Last year, the crowd was able to get#SeizeDesMoines trending on Twitter. So, …

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Heading to the Partnership dinner? Use #SeizeDesMoines

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is once again asking those who are attending tonight’s Annual Dinner to tweet throughout the event with the hashtag #SeizeDesMoines. Last year, the crowd was able to get#SeizeDesMoines trending on Twitter. So, …

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ISU works to prevent electric grid terrorism

Two Iowa State University professors are leading studies intended to prevent terrorists from hacking and disrupting the nation’s power grids.


Doug Jacobson, a university professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Manimaran Govindarasu, the Ross…
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Des Moines architect Blunck found dead

Des Moines police are investigating the death Sunday of prominent Des Moines architect Kirk Blunck, whose body was found in the Teachout building at 500 E. Locust St.


Blunck’s renovation of that building and others…
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City of Des Moines to discuss coming budgets

The city of Des Moines will have a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Des Moines Central Library to discuss the city’s operating and capital spending budgets for the 2017 fiscal year. …

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Iowa Biotech seeks nominations for leadership award

The Iowa Biotechnology Association and the Cultivation Corridor are teaming up to name a Cultivation Corridor “Iowa Biotech Leadership Award” recipient at this year’s Partnering For Growth forum on March 31. The award will be …

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Des Moines startup owner makes national final in SBA contest

Des Moines resident Elizabeth Caven, a client of Square One DSM, is one of 10 national finalists in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge. Caven runs UpCraft Club, which offers a curated…
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Event Feb. 6: Bravo to honor Nelsons at annual gala

Kemin Industries Inc. founders Mary and R.W. Nelson will be honored at the 11th annual Bravo Awards Gala Saturday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. at Hy-Vee Hall. The Nelsons, influential business, community and philanthropic leaders …

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