Metro Area Competition Engages Employees and Builds Company Pride DES MOINES, Iowa, May 26, 2020 – The 5th year of the Des Moines Corporate Games has begun, but you won’t be seeing large groups of area employees gathering anytime soon. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the Games to change course and
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — The State Data Center at the State Library of Iowa has released estimates for populations of Iowa cities in 2019 from the U.S. Census Bureau. These estimates will be the last look at Iowa’s population totals before the release of the 2020 Census. Based on recent U.S.
Read More →Local Business Releases Virtual Team Building Options in Light of COVID-19 WEST DES MOINES, IA: New this week, Smash Park revealed a different way for companies to keep its employees engaged called Virtual Team Building. The private event includes a 60-minute video chat session complete with an activity of choice, a
Read More →Can a fortune cookie connect us in times of isolation? West Des Moines, Iowa, May 20, 2020 – A pile of fortune cookies will be showing up to the Des Moines metro area soon. However, these cookies are anything but run-of-the mill. The fortune cookies are part of a global
Read More →COMMUNITY-CENTRIC EXHIBITION JUSTIN FAVELA: CENTRAL AMERICAN SLATED TO OPEN IN 2021 DES MOINES, IA (May 2020) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Des Moines Art Center exhibition, Justin Favela: Central American has been moved from its opening date of June 13, 2020 to the slate of exhibitions set to open in 2021. New dates for
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – The Central Iowa Business Conference has been postponed until 2021. The fourth annual CIBC will now be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Meadows Event Center. The keynote speaker lineup remains the same and includes: Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Winkler, business management pioneer Jack
Read More →Urbandale, Iowa – After careful consideration, the Urbandale 4th of July committee has decided to cancel all 4th of July events except for the Fireworks show. There were many factors taken into account, including the health and safety of our community and the ability to put on a successful event
Read More →Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Boys & Girls Club will serve children of first responders DES MOINES, IA—May 15, 2020—Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa (BGCCI) announced Iowa’s first-ever First Responders Club at the Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Club at Drake University, serving children of those working the
Read More →Grimes Chamber & Economic Development Makes Call in the Interest of Safety GRIMES-IA: Grimes Chamber & Economic Development regretfully announces that Grimes Governors Days (www.GovernorsDays.com), a celebration of community, has been cancelled. The decision to cancel the event, originally scheduled to take place June 11-13, 2020, was made in order
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (May 4, 2020) – The Downtown Farmers’ Market and the Iowa Cubs have teamed up with Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery to host a free hand sanitizer drive-up on Wednesday, May 6 at the Principal Park parking lot from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. With the
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