Archive for June 2016
W.D.M. officials say Holmes Murphy is headed to Waukee, where new incentives being considered
Holmes Murphy & Associates has decided to move its operations to Waukee, according to city officials in West Des Moines, where the company currently is headquartered.
Second costly threat looms for Prairie Meadows casino
Des Moines Register: Reclaiming tax-exempt status is only the start of Prairie Meadows’ battle against the IRS. If Prairie Meadows wins that fight, the nonprofit racetrack and casino still faces a potentially greater threat: The IRS …
Read MoreCould a Polk minimum wage hike trigger city opt-outs?
Des Moines Register: Metro municipal leaders in the Des Moines area say that if the minimum wage is raised, it should be by the state, but they will wait to see what dollar figure Polk County …
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa sanctioned by national professor group
A national group of professors has voted unanimously to sanction the University of Iowa over the process used to select its next president, The Des Moines Register reported. Delegates to the American Association of University Professors national …
Read MoreFacebook bus to make stop in Altoona
Facebook’s Boost Your Business Bus will make a stop at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse in Altoona on Tuesday to host a small-business seminar. The free seminar aims to teach local small-business owners how to optimize their …
Read MoreMidAmerican Energy to buy up to 1,000 wind turbines from Vestas
MidAmerican Energy Co. has reached a conditional agreement with Vestas Wind Systems to purchase up to 1,000 wind turbines for its 2,000-megawatt Wind XI project in Iowa, the Denver Business Journal reported. It’s the largest order ever …
Read MoreMiesblock new name for project at 7th & Grand
Guest Opinion: Paid maternity leave is the right thing
BY KRISTEN COREY | Program planner, Iowa Commission on the Status of Women
I remember the moment clearly. It was the moment I realized things were different for women in the working world than they …
Read MoreVIDEO: What works for women at work (Part 1)
Joan C. Williams, professor of law at the University of California and co-author of “What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know,” recently kicked off a video series shared at …
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