Arts and Culture

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines announced that it has received a $20,000 grant from the John Deere Foundation and John Deere Des Moines Operations. The grant will help support Civic Center educational initiatives, …

Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will speak at Drake University’s Knapp Center at 7 p.m. on March 28 as part of the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series. Fox served as president of Mexico from …

The Day Job: Principal, LPCA Public Strategies LLC

Campbell’s public policy firm, LPCA Public Strategies LLC, is expert in using the same strategies that have proved successful in politics to help corporate clients build their …

The day job: CEO, Greater Des Moines Partnership

Byers has long served the Des Moines metropolitan area in a variety of roles, but he’s best known for his efforts at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. …

The Day Job: senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Principal Financial Group Inc.

Mary O’Keefe has been with Principal since 1990 and was promoted to her current position in 2004.

The Hobby: Showing Horses…

The Day Job: Owners of Skold Cos.

As owners of Skold Cos., Steve and Susan Skold provide construction products and services, specializing in floors and doors, for owners and general contractors throughout the Midwest. There …

To see a photo gallery of Jay Byers, click here.…

  
Charity Campbell, 2012 Iowa Teacher of the Year, will be the speaker at the Simpson Speaker Series on Tuesday. Campbell, who has been a physical education teacher for 14 years at Norwalk Middle School, …

The Civic Music Association will host a fund-raising event called “Chocolate, Wine & All That Jazz!” on May 3. The event will feature a concert by the Metta Quintet. Networking will begin at 7 p.m. …