Des Moines Area Community College News
Browse past news stories for Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, IA:
- Switching to LED street lights will save Ankeny money (The Des Moines Register)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 09:15:28 am
Ankeny and Urbandale have applied for an energy conservation grant; the city would use its portion to retrofit 118 fixtures. - Iowa site for launch of hearings on concentration in ag industry (Iowa Farmer)
posted on March 18, 2010 at 06:13:54 am
ANKENY -- A historic meeting on ag concentration this past week featuring the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Attorney General may signal a new attitude by the federal government toward antitrust issues. - Grain News (Grainnet.com)
posted on March 16, 2010 at 06:39:40 pm
The workshop, led by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder , featured panel discussions on a variety of topics important to America's farmers and ranchers, including competitive dynamics in the seed industry, trends in contracting, transparency and buyer power, and concluded with public testimony. - DeBerg garners honor (The Hawk Eye)
posted on March 13, 2010 at 04:50:40 pm
Burlington High School graduate named NCCAA All-American. Meghan DeBerg was not your typical high school basketball player during her days at Burlington High School. - Grassley, Vilsack part of ag summit (The Globe Gazette)
posted on March 13, 2010 at 06:18:25 am
ANKENY — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said to expect a historic era of enforcement as officials gathered in Iowa Friday to talk about the concentration of the agriculture sector and the effect it has had on smaller family farmers. - Leaders discuss concentration, competition in agriculture (The Gazette)
posted on March 12, 2010 at 11:23:56 pm
ANKENY – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said to expect a historic era of enforcement as officials gathered in Iowa Friday to talk about the concentration of the agriculture sector and the effect it has had on smaller family farmers. Holder and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hosted a forum meant to get input on rural [...] - USDA AND DOJ HOLD FIRST-EVER WORKSHOP ON COMPETITION ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE (USDA)
posted on March 12, 2010 at 07:45:15 pm
ANKENY, Iowa, March 12, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today held the first-ever joint public workshop on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. - Top Feds Heading To Iowa To Probe Ag Industry (KCCI 8 Des Moines)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 05:24:31 pm
Two members of President Obama's cabinet will travel to Ankeny on Friday to hear concerns about consolidation and competition within the agricultural industry. - Boat safety course will run 5 weeks (The Des Moines Register)
posted on March 11, 2010 at 10:11:14 am
In an effort to reduce boating accidents, fatalities and injuries, the Des Moines Sail and Power Squadron will conduct a five-week boating safety course on Tuesday evenings from March 23 to April 20. - DMACC announces fall semester graduates (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
posted on March 5, 2010 at 04:59:48 pm
Nearly 500 students graduated following the fall semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses. - DMACC Foundation receives $35,000 Prairie Meadows grant (Newton Daily News)
posted on March 4, 2010 at 10:18:13 pm
The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Foundation has received $35,000 in grant funds from the Prairie Meadows 2009 Community Betterment Grant Program. - DMACC spring enrollment sets ‘all-time high’ (Boone News Republican)
posted on February 26, 2010 at 02:12:03 pm
For the tenth consecutive year, Des Moines Area Community College has set spring semester enrollment records in both headcount and credit hours as more than 3,300 new students have enrolled in DMACC over the same period last year. - DMACC sets another spring enrollment record (Newton Daily News)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 09:38:59 pm
For the 10th straight year, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has set spring semester enrollment records in both headcount and credit hours as more than 3,300 new students have enrolled in DMACC over the same period last year. - DMACC offering student aid help (Newton Daily News)
posted on February 19, 2010 at 06:36:07 pm
ANKENY — Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is offering prospective students and those currently enrolled at DMACC free assistance with applying for federal student aid for the 2010-2011 academic year. - United Way offers free tax preparation (The Des Moines Register)
posted on February 9, 2010 at 02:29:24 pm
Ankeny, Ia. — United Way of Central Iowa will offer free tax preparation services for people who earned $49,000 or less last year. United Way helps these taxpayers claim the earned income tax credit and other credits. - Well Done list for Ankeny (The Des Moines Register)
posted on February 9, 2010 at 01:14:03 pm
Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny announced its 2009 fall dean’s list, grade point averages of 3.5 to 3.99. - DMACC awarded grant to build wind turbine (The Des Moines Register)
posted on February 4, 2010 at 10:12:31 am
Des Moines Area Community College has been selected to receive a $131,500 state energy program matching grant to assist with the purchase of a wind turbine. - Graduates from DMACC (Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune)
posted on February 3, 2010 at 06:35:48 pm
Amanda Dreckman, Storm Lake, was one of nearly 500 students graduated following the fall semester from Des Moines Area Community College's (DMACC's) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West... - Several local students graduate from DMACC (Newton Daily News)
posted on February 2, 2010 at 05:48:36 pm
Nearly 500 students graduated following the fall semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West campuses. - Casey's VP Named Citizen of the Year (Convenience Store News)
posted on January 29, 2010 at 05:30:38 pm
January 28, 2010 - ANKENY, Iowa -- Mike Richardson, vice president of marketing for Casey's General Stores , was honored this week by the Pleasant Hill, Iowa, Chamber of Commerce as its Citizen of the Year, the Des Moines Register reported. - New project propels College’s wind energy training, research programs (Newton Daily News)
posted on December 23, 2009 at 05:25:40 pm
ANKENY — Thanks to a $131,500 grant from the Iowa Office of Energy Independence, a new 100-foot wind turbine will be constructed on Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus. - Colfax student among those winning cyber defense contest (Newton Daily News)
posted on December 18, 2009 at 05:51:42 pm
A six-member team of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) students kept the hackers away during a Cyber Defense Competition recently held on the Iowa State University (ISU) Campus. - Quick reference: DM service, gov’t closings (The Des Moines Register)
posted on December 9, 2009 at 10:21:13 am
BUSES: The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has canceled bus service for the day. More information is at www.ridedart.com. - Autistic and artistic: Poet shares his talent (The Des Moines Register)
posted on November 30, 2009 at 10:19:19 am
Robert Schrum made up his own language as a child. Now he crafts poetry to express himself, raise money for college and show others with autism that they don’t have to sit on the sidelines of life. - Class helps women learn to prepare for unexpected (The Des Moines Register)
posted on November 27, 2009 at 10:20:29 am
When Jen Huston of West Des Moines came out of the training room during a Rape Aggression Defense course, she was in tears. - Local student participates in tribute on Veterans Days (Newton Daily News)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 06:23:08 pm
A Tribute to Veterans was conducted on Veterans Day on the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus. - Good For You (Aberdeen American News)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 12:11:10 pm
Students from the area receiving degrees during summer 2009 commencement ceremonies at South Dakota State University in Brookings included: Rosemary Price and Ryan Tennant, both of Aberdeen; Rochelle Bartell, Bristol; Audra Thorpe, Columbia; Amy Elbers and Meridith Thompson (cum laude), both of D... - Local high school students compete in auto skills contest (Newton Daily News)
posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:17:10 pm
Seventeen Jasper County Career Advantage High School students competed in the 18th annual Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Automotive Skills Contest recently at the DMACC Ankeny Campus. - Clive council candidate plans move to Texas (The Des Moines Register)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 09:08:31 am
One of five candidates vying for two at-large seats on the Clive City Council plans to move to Texas at the end of the year. - DMACC awards scholarships to Jasper County students (Newton Daily News)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 03:33:11 pm
Ten Jasper County students have received a scholarship from the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Foundation for both the fall semester and spring semesters.