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1. The Urbandale High School J-Hawks 3. In July, a new partnership was only school district in to achieve baseball team won the Class 4-A announced between DMACC and the Gold Leadership Level Award. State title. Showing that Character Urbandale’s Purdue Global (formerly Counts in Urbandale, team members Kaplan University) that allows DMACC 5. Knowledge is the new money. How volunteered during the inaugural season graduates to continue their education are you acquiring new business at Urbandale’s Miracle League Field. online in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree. knowledge? Join Central Iowa business (photo credit: ConradSchmidt.com) professionals to master new ideas and 4. The Iowa Recognition for Performance grow business. Attend the Central Iowa 2. Fun fact: In Urbandale, there are six public Excellence (IRPE) Executive Council Business Conference on Sept. 26. More DICE THRIVES IN THE school districts (Urbandale, Center- and the Iowa Quality Center recently information and registration can be found Grimes, Des Moines, Johnston, Waukee announced the Urbandale Community at centraliowabusinessconference.com. SILICON PRAIRIE and West Des Moines) and two private School District as a recipient of a 2017 school systems (Des Moines Christian Iowa Recognition for Performance Art Zeile joined DHI Group, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer earlier this year. He School and St. Pius X Catholic School). Excellence Award. The UCSD is the is pictured here at the firm’s Urbandale office on Meredith Drive, a “great place” to grow a business according to this IT leader.

Looking for a Java software engineer? Are Along with Dice, the Urbandale office you a data scientist seeking a job? If you’re includes ClearanceJobs, a well-known a tech professional seeking a new career brand within the government and with opportunity, or you hire tech professionals, defense contractors. “With approximately an Urbandale-based company can help you 200 employees here, our Dice location in find the right match. Urbandale is our largest office,” Zeile said. #MAKINGADIFFERENCE EVENTS “The tech world is a hot, hotter, hottest Urbandale helps grow tech type of job market,” said Art Zeile, CEO of opportunities Please register to attend through www.uniquelyurbandale.com or by calling DHI Group Inc., which includes Dice Inc. in the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce at 515-331-6855. Urbandale. “We supercharge the recruiting Dice has been based at its current process by helping tech professionals 35,000-square-foot facility just off gain a broad view of their career options, Meredith Drive in Urbandale since including job market trends and salary November 2011. The team includes sales, indicators, to find the right fit.” finance, accounting, customer service and computer technology employees. Tech jobs in the are growing at a rate of 3.5 percent per year, compared “We’re always looking for good people to SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 - Central Iowa Business Conference, featuring Les with 0.9 percent growth for other jobs, join our team,” said Zeile, who added that McKeown, Curt Steinhorst, Brad Sugars and 11 different breakout sessions | 8 – 4:30 p.m Zeile said. While California’s Dice uses Amazon Web Services, a secure | Airport Holiday Inn | Register through www.centraliowabusinessconference.com. might seem like the obvious choice for cloud services platform that’s creating new Dice’s home base, the Silicon Prairie tech jobs. makes even more sense.

Dice’s Urbandale location makes it easy to SEPT. 25, 2018 – AM Exchange | Shade Tree Auto | “Dice began as a job board for tech tap into the pipeline of skilled talent from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Cost: Free. RSVPs requested. professionals and has been around since Iowa’s colleges and universities. “Iowans 1990, before the advent of the web,” Zeile said. seem to come with built-in work ethic and customer service skills,” Zeile said. While Dice started in Silicon Valley, the OCTOBER 18, 2018 – genYPM | Two Rivers Bank and Trust | company’s founders were Iowa natives Urbandale also offers accessibility, from who moved the business to Des Moines the easy commute to numerous amenities. 4-5 p.m. | Cost: Free for genYP members. RSVPs requested. in 1994. The strategy worked. While “Urbandale is definitely an up-and-coming Dice could have become one of many part of the Des Moines metro,” Zeile said. competitors in the Silicon Valley, the “We’re excited to be here, because it’s a company has thrived in Iowa. “That move great place to grow a business.” NOVEMBER 15, 2018 – Sample Urbandale, A Celebration of Business | helped facilitate Dice’s success,” said Zeile, 5-8 p.m. | Holiday Inn & Suites, Urbandale | Music, auction, business award celebration, who noted that DHI Group Inc. includes wine and food sampling | Tickets: $35 per person. Registration Required. www.uniquelyurbandale.org | www.urbandale.org three separate companies.