Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich visited three Iowa communities this weekend to raise campaign funds for Republican legislative candidates and Iowa House Speaker Pro Tem Danny Carroll of Grinnell. Gingrich, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, was the featured guest at events in Mason City and Cedar Rapids to raise funds and awareness for […]
It’s often difficult to improve upon the works of nature, but today’s slope stabilization experts are proving they can do exactly that with a blend of human ingenuity and bold techniques that produce results as aesthetically extraordinary and they are effective. That’s the theme of an article by Eric Woolson in the current issue […]
Eric Woolson, president and CEO of The Concept Works, will be one of the featured speakers at a Sept. 1 stormwater utility workshop in Ankeny, Iowa, sponsored by the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities. Other speakers include Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities environmental scientist Pat Sauer, Bettendorf Public Works Director Wally Mook, SeeCity GIS […]
A contentious debate over the creation of a stormwater utility in the city of Davenport, Iowa, is the subject of an article, written by Eric Woolson, in the latest issue of Stormwater magazine. The story begins, “Recognizing the value of forming a stormwater utility, Davenport city officials brought citizens and business leaders into the […]
Citing a constant need for support of families and individuals in need, the Des Moines Salvation Army will conduct its third annual “Christmas in July” campaign to raise funds and public awareness for the community’s pressing social demands. The Salvation Army’s familiar red donation buckets and volunteer bell ringers will be posted at a […]
Community leaders and elected officials gathered today at Northeast Fourteenth Street and Euclid Avenue to break ground on the “Shops at Eastgate,” a Des Moines neighborhood shopping center that will fill strong retail demand in the northeast metro’s large, under-served trade area. “The consumers are here, but retailers have overlooked the area for far […]
The American Cancer Society’s Cycling for a Cure, a one-man mission to cycle across America to raise awareness about cancer issues and supports for cancer research, began today in Florence, Oregon. Tyler Weig, a public health advocate from Iowa is in the midst of a 4,000-mile, 51-day bike tour across America in support of […]
With time running out on legislation to protect the state’s bottle and can deposit law, former Governor Terry Branstad and members of the Iowa Recycling Association today urged Iowans to express their support for the popular, long-time law. And, the state’s recyclers turned to The Concept Works for assistance to get deliver that important […]
March 14, 2005 Michael Martin Murphey, America’s #1 selling cowboy singer, will perform his second annual benefit concert for Easter Seals of Iowa’s Camp Sunnyside. The Saturday, Sept. 17 concert at Dayton, Iowa, is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, which is underwriting the event, and Pony Express Riders of Iowa. The Concept Works, a […]
Michael Martin Murphey, America’s #1 selling cowboy singer, will perform his second annual benefit concert for Easter Seals of Iowa’s Camp Sunnyside. The Saturday, Sept. 17 concert at Dayton, Iowa, is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, which is underwriting the event, and Pony Express Riders of Iowa. The Concept Works, a West Des […]
