Archive for August 2015
DCA unveils new statewide cultural app
Johnston and Waukee are ‘best places’
Money magazine says that Johnston, at No. 16, and Waukee, at No. 42, are among the 50 “Best Places” to live in the country. That should read “places with populations of 10,000 to 50,000.” Johnston got the nod primarily …
Read MoreSBA backs $15.4M in loans to Iowa businesses
Reuters: Solar energy on fire, except on Wall Street
MidAmerican Energy to convert Iowa streetlights to LED
Streetlights throughout Iowa will soon become brighter, more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly through a new initiative led by MidAmerican Energy Co. The utility announced it will upgrade more than 100,000 of its streetlights in Iowa …
Read MoreTyson lays off 400 in Denison, ends beef operations
Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., is cutting 400 jobs at Denison, and ending its beef operations there due to tight cattle supplies. “The cattle supply is tight and there’s an excess …
Read MoreYouth Leadership Initiative selects 41 students for 2015 class
The Youth Leadership Initiative has selected 41 Central Iowa high school students to be a part of its Class of 2015-16. The sophomores and juniors will meet twice monthly from this month to May of …
Read MoreRestaurant Week 2015 kicks off today
The tastiest time of year returns today with the kickoff of Des Moines Restaurant Week 2015.
Deere employees injured in China explosion
A Deere & Co. crisis response team on Thursday continued to assess the injuries to John Deere employees as well as damage to the company’s Tianjin, China, manufacturing complex after a massive chemical explosion tore …
Read MoreHomes were less affordable in the second quarter
Rising home prices in many housing markets resulted in a modest drop in nationwide housing affordability in the second quarter of 2015, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. In …
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