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Edwards named to prestigious international board

The president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) will serve as the chair of the Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI) board of directors for one year.

Greg Edwards has …
By BPC Staff | Jul 19, 2012
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Tomorrow Plan holds ‘future fair’

The World Food Prize Hall of Laureates will host The Tomorrow Plan’s first future fair – Choose Tomorrow – on Aug. 2 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Shelley Poticha, director of the office of sustainable …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2012
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IEDA doles out $15.7 million

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded $15.7 million in community development block grants to 45 communities across the state to support community investment projects. 

The federally funded grants were awarded for community facilities, flood prevention, infrastructure …
By BPC Staff | Jul 13, 2012
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Tomorrow Plan hosts Fisher

The Tomorrow Plan will host Lee Fisher, president and CEO of CEOs for Cities, to discuss the topic “Your City Vitals + Dividends” on July 16 at 10 a.m. at the Des Moines Area Metropolitan…
By BPC Staff | Jul 11, 2012
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Partnership on Pinterest

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is now on Pinterest.

The group also launched its GDMPin-Crowd campaign to promote activities and points of interest throughout the region that people want to do, experience or see. Participants …
By BPC Staff | Jun 29, 2012
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Employment Watch: A quarterly look at local & national employment

Iowa employers remain optimistic, but political and economic uncertainties are affecting their hiring decisions, according to the Hamilton Hiring Survey, which looks at employer confidence and hiring intentions in the state of Iowa each quarter. …
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jun 29, 2012
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Grant available for watershed management authorities

Cities and counties that represent watershed management authorities can apply for a new grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Economic Development Authority to develop a comprehensive watershed plan to reduce …
By BPC Staff | Jun 22, 2012
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A Closer Look: Matt Hinch

Matt Hinch started at the Greater Des Moines Partnership this May after working in politics for nearly a decade. He is filling the position previously held by Jay Byers, who became the Partnership’s CEO in …
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jun 22, 2012
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What is the biggest challenge facing the Latino community?

The nearly 23 million Latinos living in the United States represent the country’s fastest growing racial or ethnic minority. The same holds true in Iowa, where in 2010, the 151,544 Latinos made up 5 percent …
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jun 22, 2012
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State approves $6 million for volunteers

The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service has approved $179,000 in state-funded Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) grants and $5.75 million in federal AmeriCorps grants and education awards.

The grants will support approximately 44,000 community …
By BPC Staff | Jun 20, 2012