Article: CKE Restaurants, Inc., Carpinteria, CA-based parent of the Hardee's fast-food chain, sold 18 restaurants in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines to a new franchisee Westar Foods, Portland, OR.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)

Article: Des Moines University Welcomes
Targeted News Service;  November 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Des Moines University issued the following news release: Over the last few months, Des Moines University welcomed the following faculty ... staff: Amy Russell of Grimes recently joined Des Moines University as a program assistant with the ...

Article: Des Moines: History
Cities of the United States;      700+ words ...Des Moines: History River Fort Becomes State Capital The city of Des Moines originated with the building of Fort Des Moines in 1843, at the confluence of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers, as a military garrison to protect the rights of Sak and ...

Article: Des Moines found few changes after Proffitt's ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 10, 1997 ;     700+ words ...For civic leaders in Des Moines two years ago, Proffitt's purchase ... nearly two years after the sale, Des Moines has a message for Milwaukee after ... Financial Group and co-chairman of Des Moines' Downtown Partnership. But doubts ...

Article: Des Moines responds to San Francisco Examiner ads.
PR Newswire;  November 18, 1986 ;     700+ words ... ... gt;R F % TO BUSINESS AND CITY DESKS: DES MOINES RESPONDS TO SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER AD DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In ... this city believed was a direct slap at Des Moines, a group of civic leaders today announced ...

Article: Des Moines: Education and Research
Cities of the United States;      700+ words ...Des Moines: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools The Des Moines Independent Community School District, the largest ... administrator is the superintendent of schools. The Des Moines public schools implement a variety of curriculum ...

Article: Des Moines: Communications
Cities of the United States;      470 words ...Des Moines: Communications Newspapers and Magazines The daily newspaper in Des Moines is the morning The Des Moines Register, many time Pulitzer Prizewinner. Des Moines Business Record, a weekly newspaper, covers local business news and banking ...

Article: Des Moines Partnership Challenges Americans to ...
PR Newswire;  October 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ...DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- It ... b ) To differentiate itself, Greater Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday launched a national ... Change Your View." The Greater Des Moines Partnership, which is the economic and ...