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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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Meredith assumes control of Martha Stewart brands

Meredith Corp. will take control of the editorial and operational teams for Martha Stewart’s media brands under a change to the original licensing arrangements, the company reported. Meredith and Sequential Brands Group Inc. announced a new …

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Kirkwood Hotel sold, condo conversion underway

Real estate broker Tim Schutte has closed on the purchase of the residential units at downtown Des Moines’ historic Kirkwood Hotel, where he is converting apartment units to condominiums. His banker wanted to see some…
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Federal budget includes funds for a federal courthouse in Des Moines

Chief U.S. District Judge John Jarvey confirmed for The Des Moines Register on Tuesday that a new Southern District of Iowa courthouse is one of eight courthouse projects nationwide that Congress funded. In all, the funding totals …

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Robert Half reviews 2015’s hot trends

Many companies showed strong growth this year, but they also struggled to hire, especially in technology fields, Robert Half Technology reported.   The employment company surveyed chief information officers and information technology executives throughout the…
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