Education Drives our Great Economy, or EDGE, is a campaign supported by private and public entities with an eye to the future and a goal of helping Central Iowa businesses secure the educated, skilled workers they need – now and long into the future. EDGE is a collaborative of over 140 education, business, non-profit, and public […]
The Cultivation Corriodor has assembled a coalition to build a statewide agbioscience inventory, a first-of-its-kind resource that aggregates more than fifty data profiles about the plant, animal, and human bioscience industries in Iowa into a single, dynamically-searchable database. The Corridor-led group includes the Iowa Biotechnology Association, the Iowa Economic Development Authority, the University of Iowa, […]
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962 created the requirement for urban transportation planning and, in order to fulfill that requirement, the creation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in urbanized areas with a population over 50,000 people. The Des Moines Area MPO fulfills this requirement for the Des Moines Urbanized Area. In existence since 1983, the […]
A new collaborative effort led by Des Moines area nonprofits, hospitals, and government agencies was selected to receive a $250,000 grant for their efforts to improve community health from the BUILD Health Challenge, a national awards program. This initiative, called Healthy Homes East Bank, targets deteriorating housing in the Capitol Park, Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
Every five years, the Iowa Department of Public Health expects local health departments to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). At the same time, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires non-profit hospitals to conduct a CHNA every three years. Both of those calendars and requirements coincide this year, allowing for the creation […]
The recent Watershed Management Authority (WMA) work is a prime illustration of our region’s outstanding collaboration. The Iowa legislature authorized the creation of WMAs in 2010 as a mechanism for cities, counties, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and stakeholders to cooperatively engage in watershed planning and management. Central Iowa now has three active WMAs in […]
Capital Crossroads will host a conversation with Bruce Katz, founding director of the Brookings Metropolitan Planning Program, on May 5. Katz is also the co-author of the book The Metropolitan Revolution, which looks a the emerging metropolitan-led “next economy” and its practitioners around the country working to produce more and better jobs driven by innovation, […]
Bravo Greater Des Moines is a shining example of regional cooperation at its finest. Bravo recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary of helping elevate arts and culture in this region. It was started following the Project Destiny vision plan of the mid-2000s, and its progress has continued with a leadership role in Capital Crossroads. Bravo is […]
Recognizing the benefits of pooling resources, Clive Fire Chief Rick Roe and Windsor Heights Fire Chief Chris Cross have developed a concept to enhance the collaboration between their departments. The collaborative approach would result in a merged operation, combining staff and apparatus to solve ongoing staffing issues collectively, leverage the proximity of the communities, and […]
EDGE = Education Drives Our Great Economy Cyndi Fisher named Executive Directory Economic success in Central Iowa has long been tied to the cultivation of the state’s most valuable resource: its human capital. The authors of Capital Crossroads: A Vision for Greater Des Moines & Central Iowa believed so strongly in educational success as a […]
