AABP EP Awards 728x90

All Latest News

DSC 6869

Alorica to add 150 employees to West Des Moines office

Alorica, a global company providing customer management outsourcing, will be adding 150 jobs in customer services at its West Des Moines office, enlarging its workforce there by five times. The customer care associate jobs will …

DSC 6869

Water trails panel hits the road

Members of a Greater Des Moines committee studying water trails and related recreation are scheduled to visit whitewater courses in Elkader and Manchester today.


Hubbell Realty President and CEO Rick Tollakson, who is leading the…
DSC 6869

DMPA hosting competition for local artists

Des Moines Performing Arts is hosting two competitions for local artists, inspired by themes from “The Bridges of Madison County,” which will open its national tour at the Des Moines Civic Center on Nov. 28. …

DSC 6869

SBA hosting National Preparedness Month webinars for businesses

Does your business have a plan in place in case of a crisis? The U.S. Small Business Administration and Agility Recovery will host a series of free webinars in September, which is National Preparedness Month. …

DSC 6869

EMC Insurance increases its quarterly dividend

EMC Insurance Group Inc. on Thursday announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per share of common stock. The dividend represents a 2 percent increase over the previous …

DSC 6869

Meter bagging ceremony today to promote a walkable downtown D.M.

The city of Des Moines will launch its experiment today with unrestricted parking on a few downtown streets. In an effort to promote business activity and enhance walkability, the city will bag meters on Locust, …

DSC 6869

Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of Aug. 31

Organization Event Arrival Departure Attendance Meeting Venue City Iowa Wind Energy Association Iowa Wind Power Conference/Regional Job & Education Fair 9/1/2015 9/2/2015 300 Sheraton- West Des Moines West Des Moines Des Moines Kennel Club 2015…
DSC 6869

Foreclosures continued to drop in June

Greater Des Moines foreclosure dropped slightly in June on a year-over-year basis to 0.94 percent of all outstanding mortgages, real estate analytics firm CoreLogic Inc. said. Foreclosure activity was lower than the national foreclosure rate…
DSC 6869

MidAmerican chooses O’Brien, Ida Grove counties for wind projects

Ida and O’Brien counties in northwest Iowa will be home to two new MidAmerican Energy Co. wind farms, the company announced today. Construction will begin in the spring and will add 552 megawatts of wind generation capacity. …

DSC 6869

CenturyLink accepts $3 billion in FCC funds to expand rural broadband

CenturyLink Inc. announced today that it will bring high-speed Internet services to approximately 1.2 million rural households and businesses in 33 states, including Iowa. The company has accepted approximately $500 million a year for six …