by admin | May 30, 2008 | Business
Officials at Webster City-based Vantec are announcing plans to build a new plant out of state. The plant will be located in Falls City, Nebraska, located south of Omaha near Interstate 29. Vantec is a custom injection molder, catering to many different original...
by admin | May 30, 2008 | Outdoors, Technology
Governor Chet Culver will be in Texas next week to accept an award on behalf of the Iowa Department of Economic Development. The American Wind Energy Association has selected the IDED to receive its 2008 State Leadership Award. The association’s executive...
by admin | May 30, 2008 | Politics & Government
Three Republicans are vying for the chance to face Democrat Senator Tom Harkin in November. In Tuesday’s primary election, Iowa Republicans have George Eichhorn, Steve Rathje and Christopher Reed as their choices for a U.S. Senate candidate in November....
by admin | May 29, 2008 | Politics & Government, Religion
Religion and politics mixed for a moment Thursday as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines was installed. Members of various other denominations were on hand to welcome Bishop Richard Pates, as was Lieutenant Governor Patti Judge. Judge told Pates about...
by Dar Danielson | May 29, 2008 | Human Interest, Religion, Weather
The Catholic Diocese of Des Moines installed it’s ninth bishop Thursday in Des Moines. Sixty-five-year-old Richard Pates is taking over for Bishop Joseph Charron, who retired for health reasons. Pates came to Des Moines from St. Paul, Minnesota, and showed a...
