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City of Ankeny Rates in the Top 10 Best Towns for Families
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The City of Ankeny has been named as one of the top 10 best towns for families in the U.S. by Family Circle magazine
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IOWA’S GOLDEN GIRL COMES HOME!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Olympic Champion and Hometown Hero Shawn Johnson Returns to Des Moines and Receives Gold Medal Welcome at Wells Fargo Arena
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Golden Girl gets Olympic Welcome
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Central Iowa celebrated Shawn Johnson and Coach Liang Chow’s Olympic success Tuesday, August 26, with a homecoming event at Wells Fargo Arena that drew over 8,000 fans, friends, and family. The spectacular also attracted dozens of photographers and reporters and was carried live by the Des Moines NBC affiliate, WHO TV. This was Shawn Johnson’s first public appearance in Iowa following the Olympics and a spot on David Letterman.
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Greater Des Moines In the National News
Friday, June 06, 2008
Greater Des Moines has continued to enjoy a bright national media spotlight this spring, long after the Iowa Caucuses stopped attracting attention to the metro area. Highlights of the second quarter recognitions include Forbes magazine’s “Best Places for Business and Careers” and “Best Cities for Clean Drinking Water”; Best Life magazine’s and The Today Show’s coverage of their “Best Places to Raise a Family; and Kiplingers Personal Finance ’s “Best Places to Live”.
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Des Moines Makes "Top Ten Cities of 2008"
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Des Moines is ranked ninth in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance “Top Ten Best Cities of 2008.” The publication selects locales offering strong economies, abundant jobs, reasonable living costs—and fun things to do. This year’s favorites are profiled in the July issue of on newsstands June 10, and online at www.kiplinger.com/money/bestcities.
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Pappajohn Sculpture Garden Receives Vision Iowa Grant
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Governor Chet Culver announced a $1 million Vision Iowa grant to support the new John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Garden in Des Moines. The garden, appraised at nearly $30 million, will hold over 20 sculptures donated by John and Mary Pappajohn of Des Moines. Pappajohn’s gift is believed to be the single largest public donation of art in Iowa history.
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