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Gasoline prices drop again

The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Iowa dropped to $1.94 on Tuesday, down 4 cents from last week and 26 cents from a year ago, AAA reported. The national average on Tuesday was…
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Drake signs deal with Cuba

Drake University and the University of Havana have signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding to build on the Iowa university’s longtime work in the island nation and to capitalize on improving relations between their…
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More people means more state funds for West Des Moines

West Des Moines should gain $3 million in state road use funds between 2016 and 2020 after a special census determined that the city has experienced a 12 percent spike in population since 2010, according…
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Merit Resources buys Portico Staffing

Merit Resources will purchase Portico Staffing, a West Des Moines-based company that specializes in employment and staffing for accounting, finance, engineering and administrative operations, the company reported. The deal closes on Dec. 28. Portico Staffing…
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Swirl to provide new light downtown

The new illuminated sculpture in Cowles Commons downtown has a name: Swirl. Its  first official lighting will take place in January. The christening was announced Monday by Des Moines Performing Arts, which manages Cowles Commons.…
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Drake lands summer pre-law institute

Drake University Law School will host the 2016 Council on Legal Education Opportunity Inc. Pre-Law Summer Institute June 5 to July 2. Drake most recently hosted the event in 2011. The council works to diversify the …

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Sages event generates $8,000 for Community Foundation

Business Publications Corp. Inc., specifically dsm magazine, last week donated $8,000, raised from its Sages Over 70 event Nov. 10, to the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. The magazine annually honors Greater Des Moines leaders over …

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Event Jan. 14: TAI sets Tech Town Hall in Urbandale

The 2016 Tech Town Hall series kicks off at 4 p.m. Jan. 14 at Giovannetti Shelter in Walker Johnston Park in Urbandale. The event features a panel discussion of issues in technology and how they …

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Event Dec. 28: A free premiere of ‘Caucus Iowa: Journey to the Presidency’

The Iowa Caucus Consortium and Iowa Public Television will host a premiere of“Caucus Iowa: Journey to the Presidency” at 5 p.m. Dec. 28 at the State Historical Building. Following the hourlong screening, there will be a brief …

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Coldwell Banker plans to get up close and personal with future home buyers

Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group plans to open an office early next year in Des Moines’ East Village, a move it believes will put it in close contact with future home buyers, the millennials who make…
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