Urbandale Approves New Building Codes; Secures Higher Rating from Insurance Services Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMMUNITY AND MEDIA ADVISORY 9/29/2020 Contact: Roger Schemmel Building Official Rschemmel@urbandale.org 515-331-6782 Urbandale Approves New Building Codes; Secures Higher Rating from Insurance Services Office Urbandale, Iowa - At the meeting on Tuesday, September 22, the City Council approved new building codes to go into effect on Monday, October 5, 2020. With the adoption of these new codes, Urbandale residents can expect the continued construction of
LifeServ Now Testing Blood Donations for COVID-19 Antibodies
DES MOINES, Iowa (September 14, 2020) – LifeServe Blood Center is coordinating a new process with Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to test every unit of donated blood for COVID-19 antibodies in an effort to help understand the spread of the virus among the healthy population. This test is looking for previous exposure to COVID-19 from individuals who are now healthy and symptom free. It is not a test to determine if someone has an active case of COVID-19. “This is a great step
Prairie Meadows Announces $2,000,000 in Local Funding to Help Meet the Needs of Central Iowans
Contact:Julie StewartJulie.stewart@prairiemeadows.com 515.967.1241 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prairie Meadows Announces $2,000,000 in Local Funding to Help Meet the Needs of Central Iowans September 23, 2020 – Altoona, IA. As a nonprofit organization, Prairie Meadows fulfills its mission by giving back to organizations that support arts and culture, education, economic development, and human services to the state of Iowa. In a time wrought with hardships and challenging conditions, it is more critical
Urbandale Ranked One of the Best Places to Live in America by Money Magazine
9/22/2020 Contacts: A.J. Johnson City Manager ajohnson@urbandale.org Derek Zarn Communications Specialist dzarn@urbandale.org 515-380-1741 (text or voice) Urbandale Ranked One of the Best Places to Live in America by Money Magazine Urbandale, IA – Urbandale, Iowa ranked No. 47 on Money Magazine’s 2020 “Best Places to Live” list. Money looks at cities and towns all across America with populations of at least 25,000 and then narrows the list by collecting and analyzing more than 200,000 different
LifeServe Blood Center providing COFID-19 antibody test results
In partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, LifeServe Blood Center is assisting in the fight against COVID-19 by testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies to help understand the spread of the virus and to help identify individuals who may be eligible to provide convalescent plasma for critically ill hospital patients suffering from COVID-19. Click here for more details. This is not a diagnostic test to determine if you have
Industrial cleaning companies Emory Dry Ice, NexGen merge in $12.9 million deal
Emory Dry Ice Inc. and NexGen Industrial Services Inc. have announced the recent merger of the two companies to create Emory Industrial Services Inc., which operates throughout the United States. The all-stock merger, completed Aug. 31, was valued at just over $12.9 million, the companies said in a press release. The combined company, which will maintain its headquarters in Des Moines, specializes in cleaning and maintaining heavy industrial equipment, machinery and production facilities for customers in
