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Registration opens for dsmAgile conference

Agile Iowa, a Des Moines-based organization of Agile developers, business analysts and IT managers, will host its conference on Sept. 25 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Des Moines. The dsmAgile …

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Leadership author John Maxwell to speak in West Des Moines

New York Times best-selling author, coach, and speaker John Maxwell has selected West Des Moines as a host site for a live simulcast, L2L: LIVE2LEAD on Oct. 9. The half-day event will be powerful for …

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More than 40 U of I president candidates to be screened

Search committee members today begin evaluating the application material for dozens of candidates to serve as the next president of the University of Iowa,the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported. In a meeting via telephone on Thursday, the …

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DMACC receives Wells Fargo grant to expand ESL training

A $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo Financial will help nearly 500 English as a Second Language (ESL) learners this summer at Des Moines Area Community College’s Downtown Urban Campus, which is one of the most …

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CNN: Raygun a ‘landmark’ for presidential politics

When it comes to Midwest humor, there’s a line that you don’t cross, writes Maeve Reston with CNN. But Mike Draper’s Raygun clothing company pushes it to the edge. For anyone who trades in presidential politics, …

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NewLink Genetics’ Ebola vaccine effective in large African clinical trial

NewLink Genetics Corp. today announced that the international partnership studying the VSV-ZEBOV (Ebola) vaccine candidate in Guinea has released interim data suggesting that it is effective against Ebola in a large clinical trial. According to …

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Volunteers set record, pull 30 tons of trash from Wapsipinicon

Volunteers pulled 30 tons of trash from the Wapsipinicon River in eastern Iowa this year, setting a record for Project AWARE. A total of 433 volunteers from 11 states, Sweden and China helped participated in the five-day, …

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Kum & Go unveils prototype for new stores

Kum & Go plans to build its newest prototype, a 6,000-square-foot store with expanded prepared foods, in Johnston this year. It will replace an older Kum & Go store near the Wynnsong movie theaters. The …

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Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of Aug. 3

Event Arrival Departure Attendance Meeting Venue City Annual Conference 8/4/2015 8/6/2015 1750 Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center Des Moines State Convention 8/5/2015 8/7/2015 200 Prairie Meadows Casino Racetrack & Hotel Altoona Petroleum Collectors Convention…
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Hubbell unveils a bridge for the Bridge District

 

Hubbell Realty Co. will take an out-of-commission Iowa county bridge and repurpose it as public art as part of a 16-acre urban neighborhood that will bring 500 housing units to an area of Des …