Article: Des Moines, IA.(news: from your neighborhood)(Brief article)

Article: Des Moines Partnership Challenges Americans to 'Change Their View!' of Des Moines.
PR Newswire;  October 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ...DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- It's not...b ) To differentiate itself, Greater Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday launched a national advertising...entitled, Change Your View. The Greater Des Moines Partnership, which is the economic and...

Article: The rushing water could change Des Moines' future. (editorial from the Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa)
Nation's Cities Weekly;  August 2, 1993 ;     700+ words ......appeared in the July 18, 1993 issue of the Des Moines Register and found its way to Nation...Such a test began one week ago today for Des Moines, and the response leaves no doubt that...in the feverish effort to reclaim the Des Moines Water Works from the Raccoon River. As...

Article: Competition evolves between Omaha, Des Moines art festivals.
Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE);  June 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......competition between arts festivals in Omaha and Des Moines gets a break this year. For 23 years...artists and collectors. Then, in 1998, Des Moines city officials pumped up their Art in...made their own large-scale event, the Des Moines Arts Festival. It was scheduled on the...

Article: Trip to Des Moines shows city's revitalization
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  September 9, 2008 ;     469 words ......CAPITAL-JOURNAL A group of Topekans who visited Des Moines this past week found a community that...and new restaurants and nightclubs in Des Moines' historical Court Avenue Entertainment...and a member of the group that went to Des Moines. "They were all singing from the same...

Article: Des Moines FM wants its MTV back; after cable system drops MTV and VH1, station organizes campaign to reinstate them. (Iowa, KKDM (FM), Tele-Communications Inc.)
Broadcasting & Cable;  January 20, 1997 ;     388 words ......opportunity to raise its profile in the Des Moines, Iowa, radio landscape, alternative rock...pulled MTV and sister channel VH1 from its Des Moines lineup on Dec. 30, KKDM announcers began...and general manager. Approaching the Des Moines city council, KKDM management argued...

Article: WEEKEND AWAY; Destination: Des Moines, Iowa.(TRAVEL)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  July 31, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Tribune At just under 200,000 residents, Des Moines is a small town with a city population...singular 44-story building dominates the modest Des Moines skyline. On the other side of the Des Moines River, the capitol's 23-karat-gold gilded...

Article: Floods Begin to Ease In Des Moines Area; Drinking Water Cutoff of a Month Projected
The Washington Post;  July 13, 1993 ;     700+ words ......clear sky and blazing sun, the swollen Des Moines and Raccoon rivers began to recede today...some residential neighborhoods of West Des Moines, one of the hardest-hit areas, remained...four-block stretch of Court Avenue in downtown Des Moines, an entertainment district of bars and...

Article: No mud on their boots: Iowa. (diversified economy of Des Moines, Iowa) (American Survey)
The Economist (US);  February 27, 1993 ;     630 words ...VISITORS to Des Moines next week, attending an international...make a point. Outsiders tend to view Des Moines as part of the boom-bust-boom farmbelt...the prosperity. Many businessmen in Des Moines claim scarcely to have noticed the...

Article: DES MOINES TOUTS CULTURE, NOT CORN.(Living)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  September 30, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Dan Zeff Copley News Service Des Moines wants some respect. It wants the rest...from the downtown area, not cornfields. Des Moines is happy to announce it has culture...and it has John Wayne's birthplace. Des Moines has labeled itself the New Style American...

Article: Des Moines found few changes after Proffitt's arrived City's worries after purchase of Younkers were similar to Milwaukee'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: Field of benefit dreams: Talent war spurs Des Moines employers to offer field of benefits.
Employee Benefit News;  October 1, 2003 ;     627 words ...When it comes to employee benefits, Des Moines employers are taking a page from the...particularly work-life programs, making Des Moines a model for employers looking for benefits...employees looking to relocate. For example, Des Moines-based Townsend Engineering Company goes...

Article: United Airlines Kicks Off Des Moines '98 Economic Development Campaign With Fare Cuts and Travel Funds
PR Newswire;  May 28, 1998 ;     616 words ......Partnership Celebrates United's 70+ Years of Service in Des Moines DES MOINES, Iowa, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today entered into a partnership with the Des Moines business community as part of an economic development...

Article: Des Moines: a 'new age community.' (Des Moines, Iowa)
Nation's Cities Weekly;  August 3, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Defined as the new style American city, Des Moines, Iowa is a prime example of successful...Together local governments and the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Federation are embarking...expanded the definition of cities, said Des Moines City Manager Cy Carney, during a recent...

Article: People flocking to Des Moines suburbs; 7 of the state's top 10 fastest-growing cities surround the capital
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  July 10, 2003 ;     509 words ...WEST DES MOINES (AP) - It's all about location, convenience...populations of 10,000 or more, were suburbs of Des Moines. Johnston, with 10,111 residents, led...according to the Census figures. West Des Moines came in second with 4.7 percent growth...