Education

The Des Moines Independent Community School District announced the appointments of two new principals. Maureen Taylor will take over at Harding Middle School, and Nancy Croy will become the principal at McCombs Middle School.

Taylor …

Gov. Terry Branstad will open Drake University’s landowner conference with remarks at 8 a.m. The “This Land is Your Land” event, which is focused on providing information to absentee and non-operating landowners that will help …

Ankeny-based Accumold announced the formation of a $50,000 Skills Scholarship Program for students at Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Advanced Manufacturing Center.

The scholarship is meant to help develop expert workers in tool and …

The U.S. Small Business Administration and National Women’s Business Council will host the Iowa Summit for Women Entrepreneurs on Aug. 3 in Ankeny. The summit will explore the business challenges facing Iowa women entrepreneurs and …

Blackbaud Inc., which provides software and services to nonprofit organizations, said charitable groups’ revenues grew 11.3 percent for the three months ending May 31, compared with the same period last year. Blackbaud’s index of charitable …

Iowa State University’s College of Business ranks third in a recent U.S. News & World Report list of the least expensive public graduate business schools for in-state students, and ranks as the fifth least expensive …

Central Iowa Shelter Services will break ground Wednesday on a new center at 1420 Mulberry St. The 40,000-square-foot shelter will provide emergency housing for 150 homeless clients, with additional space for showers, a kitchen, restrooms, …

The Science Center of Iowa announced it will host three special performances of The Nadas on August 6 to celebrate the band’s release of its first children’s album, Bright Eyed & Bushy Tailed.

The Nadas …

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will join a panel of Iowa business executives on July 13 during an online panel discussion about improving the quality of the state’s schools. The hour-long panel …

A new four-year degree offered by the Iowa State University College of Design will offer more options for students this fall. The new degree program will provide a means for students who are not ready …