Archive for December, 2016

Celebrating presidential election’s end ignores a new harsh reality

December 5, 2016 at 10:13 am 0 comments

For a lot of people, the end of election day is the end of their concern about who’s going to be the next president. They don’t want to see any more ads or hear any more about the other candidate and they don’t want to listen to the losing partyRead More

DMACC Board President Joe Pugel (left to right), Governor Terry Branstad, Engineered Plastic Components Inc. President and Founder Reza Kargarzadeh, DMACC President Rob Denson, Newton Mayor Michael Hansen and Aureon Technology President Justyn Miller pose for a photo following the news conference - Photo by Dan Ivis, DMACC

Newton campus receives major donation

December 5, 2016 at 10:11 am 0 comments

The old Maytag buildings in Newton were recently donated to DMACC’s Newton Campus. This is the largest donation to DMACC in the history of the college. It is estimated to be around $8 million and over 472,000 square feet, nearly tripling Newton’s campus size. These buildings include office and meetingRead More