Hoyt Sherman Place is pleased to welcome Anna Cramer as its newest addition to the staff. Anna began her role as Development Director on June 5, 2023. Anna Cramer is a nonprofit professional with experience in fundraising, program management, and department operations. Most recently, Anna spent the past seven years
Read More →(West Des Moines, Iowa – June 21, 2023) — Bank Iowa has hired eleven summer interns for the summer of 2023. The highly competitive, dynamic internship program draws hundreds of applications from Iowa college students each summer. According to Bank Iowa Learning and Development Manager Jill Shedek, a main draw
Read More →(DES MOINES, Iowa) — June 20, 2023 — Make-A-Wish Iowa is pleased to welcome Stine Seed Company as the premier partner for the new Harvesting Wishes Program. Together, Make-A-Wish and Stine will cultivate hope and resiliency for critically ill children in our communities through the program. Farmers and the agriculture
Read More →(Des Moines, IA) – The Des Moines Arts Festival® presented by Nationwide has announced the lineup of interactive arts programming and special happenings at the Festival, June 23-25, 2023. The award-winning Festival will be held in Western Gateway Park surrounding the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. The activities are
Read More →(Des Moines, Iowa) – The new Virginia-Class attack submarine USS IOWA (SSN797) is set to be formally named and christened on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. At the event, former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack, in a naval tradition dating
Read More →THE LOT PARTY W/ b. ROBERT MOORE & B.WELL Saturday, June 24, 5-8 PM Please join us for the opening of b. Robert Moore’s exhibit, FIELD OF DREAMS: OUT THE MUD (A RETROSPECTIVE), on Friday, June 16, 5pm – 9pm. Beverages and bites will be served. This event is
Read More →[URBANDALE, IOWA, June 5th] – Join us for our 68th anniversary and Discover the Difference! Festivities kick off Sunday, July 2 at Lions Park beginning 12:00 PM with the midway, carnival, and multiple vendors for everyone in the family to enjoy. Activities continue through Tuesday, July 4 and will conclude
Read More →JOHNSTON, IOWA (June 2, 2023) — Despite the recent period of bank industry stress nationally, Iowa banks reported a strong first quarter with growth in active loans, favorable liquidity and a slight increase in deposits, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. “Iowa banks have
Read More →May 23, 2023 (DES MOINES, IOWA) — Timothy G. Laurent, EdD, was recently named as Mercy College of Health Sciences’ provost and vice president of academic affairs. Laurent was selected following an extensive national search led by Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search, a higher education-focused search firm that specializes in executive staffing. In this
Read More →Hoyt Sherman Place has secured a $200,000 naming rights gift from EMC Insurance Companies and construction began on the much-anticipated outdoor plaza with a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, May 10. The plaza design incorporates elements of the original 1910 plan for lawn enhancement created by Charles Mulford Robinson, who
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