Marion students start Community Build with a kick off event that showcased the exciting project! Learn more about this event here.

Michael Pfeiffer first learned about ESCO Group at Kirkwood Community College, when a recruiter visited his class. “I always knew I was interested in ESCO and that they were a great company I wanted to work for one day.” Pfeiffer completed the Industrial Maintenance and Automation programs at Kirkwood Community College and was lucky enough to

Marion, IA – Marion Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) announces the launch of Marion Community Build, a program of Community Promise. The effort is a new partnership together with the City of Marion, Marion Independent School District and Linn-Mar Community School District. For more than thirty years the school districts have constructed new

DES MOINES - Today, Governor Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency. The proclamation, effective at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, permits bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries, night clubs to reopen in four counties: Black Hawk, Dallas, Linn, and Polk counties. It also removes the

For the third time in four years, the City of Marion has been named an All-Star Community by the Iowa League of Cities. The 2020 award was given for the Prospect Meadows Sports Complex. The city was recognized in a virtual ceremony on Sept. 9, which will be part of the League’s Annual Conference & Exhibit planned for Sept. 16-18. The All-Star

Our third story in the series “What’s an Apprenticeship Anyways?” brings us more information about Bricklayer Apprenticeships. Bricklayers can work within construction or maintenance work. In construction, bricklayers build walls, chimneys, fireplaces, partitions, and other structures in homes and public buildings. In maintenance work,