East Des Moines Chamber

If you braved the chilly mist on November 11 to attend Business After Hours at Link Associates, thank you! Link provided these photos of the event, and served as hosts with refreshments and information about their unique staffing capabilities. If you missed the event and would like more info about Link, give them a call [...]

The East Des Moines Chamber congratulates its members who have received the 2008 Economic Impact and Celebrate Business awards presented by the Greater Des Moines Partnership:
Economic Impact Awards: EFCO and Prairie Meadows
Best-Kept Secret Award: Broadlawns Medical Center
Community Champion Award: West Bank (large business) and Community CPA Associates (small business)
Lifelong Learning Award: GCommerce and Kemin Industries
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Don’t forget to join Valley View Village at their ground-breaking ceremony this afternoon, October 21, for their new Assisted Living facility, on the Valley View campus at 2571 Guthrie Ave. ! The event begins at 3 p.m.  - come join us for a celebration of Valley View’s expansion!

Snap Fitness at 3440 E. 33rd Street opened its doors with a Chamber-hosted ribbon cutting event on August 12.
Alba Restaurant at 524 E. 6th Street in the East Village now serves lunch, Wednesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Impromptu Studios, offering a new concept in a la carte office space at 300 S.W. [...]

The Historic East Village (HEV) is having its annual Open House event on Monday, June 30, from 5:30-7 p.m. at East Village Books, 510 East Locust St. in Des Moines.  This event is an opportunity to network and socialize with residents and business owners in the East Village, and learn what the future holds for [...]

Weyerhaeuser, in conjunction with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department and Polk County Attorney’s Office, will be holding its third annual “Shred-A-Thon” to help raise awareness and prevention of identity theft. Businesses will be able to confidentially shred up to five boxes (such as “banker’s boxes”) of documents containing sensitive data, free of charge. Additional documents [...]