Renewal & Progress in Downtown Waukee

Waukee, Iowa – The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded the City of Waukee a $100,000 grant to help transform a vacant building into a new commercial space. Known as [...]

Des Moines Water Works raises flashboards on Raccoon River

DES MOINES – Des Moines Water Works has raised the flashboards on the low head dam on the Raccoon River because of low river levels. Boaters (kayakers and canoeists) need [...]

Bank Iowa Welcomes Jim Gocke as In-House General Counsel

(West Des Moines, Iowa – Aug. 2, 2023) — Bank Iowa today announced the addition of Jim Gocke as in-house general counsel. Having advised the bank as an external resource [...]

Lisa Brinkmeyer VanDeventer, Jay Byers amongst central Iowans to receive 2023 Iowa Character Awards

(DES MOINES, Iowa—August 1, 2023) The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University hosted the 2023 Iowa Character Awards on Friday, July 28, at Prairie Meadows Event Center. [...]

WEST DES MONES, IA (AUGUST 1, 2023) – The West Des Moines Leadership Academy (WDMLA), a program of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, has announced its 2023-2024 class. [...]

Call for Players and Volunteers for Waukee’s Miracle League

Waukee, Iowa — Baseball players with special needs and disabilities are invited to join the fall season for the youth Miracle League with Waukee Parks & Recreation. Players take their [...]

DOWNTOWN DES MOINES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NAMES JIMMY OLSEN NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Des Moines, Iowa 26 July 2023 The Downtown Des Moines Chamber of Commerce wishes to announce the selection of Jimmy Olsen as its new Executive Director. With over 30 years [...]

Greiner Named Director of Iowa Pork Industry Center

AMES, Iowa – Stepping into the director role, Laura Greiner is ready to guide Iowa State University’s Iowa Pork Industry Center in its efforts to maintain the state’s standing as [...]

Iowa Insurance Agent Eric Kohlsdorf Named President of NABIP

WASHINGTON, DC – Eric Kohlsdorf, a Des Moines, Iowa-based insurance agent, was named the president of the board of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) at the [...]

CITY OF DES MOINES SETS THE PURCHASE OF FORMER NATIONWIDE BUILDING AND PARKING GARAGE IN MOTION

DES MOINES, IOWA — Monday, July 17, 2023 — Tonight, the Des Moines City Council set in motion the first official financial steps to move forward with the purchase of the former [...]