When Cody Christensen began college, his goal was to major in animal ecology so that he could work outdoors in some type of role in natural resources or ecology.
He soon learned, though, that to …
Jared Johnson acquired his first commercial real estate property when he was 18 years old.
The nearly 6-acre parcel at 4905 Hubbell Ave. in northeast Des Moines included a 77,000-square-foot building that had been occupied …
Mike O’Donnell’s interest in math and physics drew him to study mechanical engineering, but the hands-on work of resolving problems on the factory floor demonstrated unique problem-solving opportunities that lie in manufacturing.
“In manufacturing, you …
If you don’t already know Amanda Wanke, you probably have heard her name before. She first joined DART in 2015 as chief external affairs officer. She was named chief operating officer and deputy CEO in …
Ian Roberts has hit the ground running in his first two months on the job as superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools.
He hasn’t really had much choice. The state’s largest school district is preparing …
Tyler Wyngarden is no stranger to the Technology Association of Iowa, having joined the organization in June 2015. He started doing education programming, providing computer science education for after-school programs for 350 K-12 schools, later …
Julie Iskow, who describes herself as being “born, raised, educated and employed” in the San Francisco Bay Area, has traded Silicon Valley for more time in the Silicon Prairie since joining Ames-based Workiva in 2019.…
A late Monday Night Football game kept Toby O’Berry out of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
O’Berry had stayed up late to watch the match between the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, …
Jeremy Parsons grew up around fairs. His dad was a county fair board president. He was involved in Future Farmers of America as a student, spending time around the Decatur County Fair. Parsons also spent …
For Kelly Baum, even as a curator at the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Des Moines Art Center’s reputation stood out.
“The Art Center was on my radar,” Baum said. “It’s …
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