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 […]
March 11, 2005 Citing the negative impact on the state’s economy and residents, three apartment property owners filed suit today against the State of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance seeking an order that the inequitable property tax treatment of apartment buildings is unconstitutional. The lawsuit presents a major and significant challenge […]
Citing the negative impact on the state’s economy and residents, three apartment property owners filed suit today against the State of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance seeking an order that the inequitable property tax treatment of apartment buildings is unconstitutional. The lawsuit presents a major and significant challenge to Iowa’s property […]
March 5, 2005 The Concept Works, a West Des Moines, Iowa, public and government relations firm, planned and directed the statewide announcement of a playground safety study on behalf of the Iowa Safe Surfacing Initiative on Friday, March 4. The goal of the Iowa Safe Surfacing Initiative (ISSI) is to demonstrate that Iowa-based technology can […]
The Concept Works, a West Des Moines, Iowa, public and government relations firm, planned and directed the statewide announcement of a playground safety study on behalf of the Iowa Safe Surfacing Initiative on Friday, March 4. The goal of the Iowa Safe Surfacing Initiative (ISSI) is to demonstrate that Iowa-based technology can economically convert […]
February 24, 2005 The City of Los Angeles’ $500-million bonding referendum to improve its stormwater system is the subject of Stormwater magazine’s latest cover story, authored by Eric Woolson, owner of The Concept Works. “This story combines a number of my favorite interests – politics, public policy, public relations, community infrastructure and environmental protection,” Woolson […]
