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IPTV announces 2015-16 Ready for School communities

Des Moines Independent Community School District and Saydel Community School District are among Iowa Public Television’s 2015-16 Ready for School communities. Ready for School is an IPTV initiative in which educational specialists will work with …

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United Way Day of Action planned for Tuesday

On Sept. 15, United Way of Central Iowa will host the annual United Way Day of Action. Nearly 3,000 corporate volunteers will work on projects benefiting 29 area nonprofit organizations. Volunteers will donate 8,063 hours …

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Event Sept. 24: International Coach Federation conference

The Iowa chapter of the International Coach Federation will hold its first statewide conference Sept. 24 in Pleasant Hill. The event, “Discovering Your YOU-niqueness in Coaching” is open to prospective ICF Iowa member coaches, those …

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Third annual Global Insurance Symposium scheduled for April

The third annual Global Insurance Symposium will be held in Des Moines April 26-28, 2016. The symposium is designed to enhance and further the dialogue on the issues facing today’s insurance industry by bringing together …

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Event Oct. 9: Bow Tie Ball planned for Oct. 9

The third annual Bow Tie Ball, a fundraiser for Young Variety, will take place Oct. 6 at Wakonda Club in Des Moines. The event will not only give attendees an excuse to wear a bow …

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Johnson County gives final approval to minimum wage increase

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors at its Thursday meeting voted unanimously for the third and final time in favor of an ordinance that will raise the county’s minimum wage, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported. Per the …

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Interim Winnebago CEO to step down

Robert Olson, interim CEO for Winnebago Industries Inc., will step down Sept. 24, the Forest City company announced Thursday. Olson became interim CEO last month after CEO Randy Potts announced his retirement. If the CEO …

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Event Sept. 16: Library offers class on finding foundation money

The Des Moines Central Library is offering a class aimed at employees of nonprofit organizations on how to use the Foundation Center’s comprehensive funding research tool. The class is from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, …

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Survey: Central Iowa faces construction worker shortage

Construction firms in Iowa and nationwide are struggling to find workers, and most don’t expect the labor shortage to improve in the next year, a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America found. The Des …

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Event Sept. 23: DNR to study Des Moines River fish

The public is invited to join staff members from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as they capture fish from the Des Moines River to show people the variety of species living in the water. …