Month: March 2011

IDED to Host Regional Public Participation Training Workshops

Input Plan It Posted on March 15th, 2011 9:05 am The Iowa Department of Economic Development is sponsoring a series of regional public participation training workshops throughout the state. These workshops are intended to provide training to both professionals and community stakeholders in an interactive session to demonstrated and introduce a variety of public participation… Read more »

National Conference Coming to Iowa!

First time held in Iowa, register now Posted by IDED Press Release on March 13th, 2011 10:36 am Last summer, the National Trust for Historic Preservation selected Des Moines, Iowa as the host city for the National Main Streets Conference scheduled for May 22-25, 2011. Main Street Iowa, a program of the Downtown Resource Center… Read more »

Sustainability and Preservation Work on Main Street

West Union’s Geothermal Project Featured in Preservation Magazine Posted by CC on March 6th, 2011 6:13 pm West Union is getting noticed. The rural community in northeast Iowa became a Main Street community in 2006, a Green Pilot community in 2008, and was recently named an Iowa Great Place. In addition to these state recognitions,… Read more »

CSPS Hall Flood Recovery Nearly Complete

June Opening Planned for Cedar Rapids Landmark Posted by CC on March 6th, 2011 5:58 pm The flood recovery of the CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids was recently featured by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in an online article. Legion Arts, the organization that owns the building, plans to celebrate its reopening in summer… Read more »