Before Danny Lindaman could begin his apprenticeship as an electrician, he needed about $400 worth of tools and gear used in the trade: insulated gloves, noncontact voltage tester, screwdrivers, multimeter and wire strippers. The 2024 Roosevelt High School graduate could have figured out a way to pay for the gear, but he didn’t need to….

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card…

Julie Frick sees quite a bit of “grassroots enthusiasm” in her hometown of Manchester, Iowa. Except for the eight years she lived and worked in Minneapolis, Frick has spent the majority of her life in the northeast Iowa town of 5,200 where she raised her three now-adult sons and works remotely as a technical project…

Andy Beal and Michael Derkenne grew up in Australia and met in 1998 while attending the University of Newcastle north of Sydney. Today, they are leading construction of the 33-story 515 Walnut tower in downtown Des Moines. In Australia, they ran in the same circle of friends and played on the same rugby team together….

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card…

Joyce Lillis was inspired to become a nurse after watching the care her mom received after suffering a stroke, and later as a senior in high school, Lillis’ appendix ruptured and she was hospitalized for three weeks. Now, after a nearly 40-year career as a nurse, Lillis’ name will be attached to a new building…