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Posted May 26, 2020in Just Released

Bank Iowa Brings Home Seven Marketing Honors, VP Named ‘Marketing Executive of the Year’

Distinctive, community-centric campaigns earn six trophies and an executive nod in the 2020 AMA Iowa NOVA Awards competition (Des Moines, Iowa – May 26, 2020) – Bank Iowa’s marketing team is celebrating seven marketing awards received from the American Marketing Association’s Iowa Chapter. Among the AMA Iowa NOVA Award honors is

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Posted May 26, 2020in Just Released

Majority of Summer Iowa Games Cancelled for 2020

AMES, Iowa – May 26, 2020  – Iowa Games officials announced today that the bulk of sports for the 2020 Summer Iowa Games presented by Grinnell Mutual in Ames and surrounding communities have been cancelled due to COVID-19. Due to the group gathering nature of this large-scale sports festival and social-distancing

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Posted May 26, 2020in Just Released

Des Moines Corporate Games Kicks Off Virtually

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

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Posted May 26, 2020in Just Released

Waukee Named Fastest-Growing Large (20,000+) City in Iowa

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.

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Posted May 21, 2020in Just Released

Smash Park Announces New Virtual Event Packages

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

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Posted May 20, 2020in Just Released

GLOBAL ART INSTALLATION RESPONDING TO COVID-19 COMING TO IOWA

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

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Posted May 20, 2020in Just Released

Des Moines Art Center looks forward to welcoming visitors “home” to the galleries this summer with favorites from the permanent collections

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

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Posted May 20, 2020in Just Released

Central Iowa Business Conference Postponed

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

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Posted May 18, 2020in Just Released

Urbandale 4th of July Celebration 2020

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

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Posted May 18, 2020in Just Released

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa opening a First Responders Club

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

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