Archive for September 2016
Arts program to serve refugees, immigrants who are crime survivors
Arts outreach organization ArtForceIowa has launched a new program called DSM Heroes. The program will provide a supportive arts-based community for refugee, immigrant and first-generation youth between the ages of 13 and 19 who are survivors of …
Read MoreLinn County board approves second reading of minimum wage ordinance
Cedar Rapids Gazette: One more vote stands between Linn County residents and a local minimum wage ordinance. The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted 4-1 to approve the second of three required readings of …
Read MoreIt’s official: ISU establishes a record for fall enrollment
Iowa State University’s official fall enrollment is 36,660, the largest in school history and a nearly 1.9 percent increase from the previous record of 36,001 in fall 2015, according to a release. In the last …
Read MoreLBS announces leadership transition
Fritz James
LBS, a Des Moines-based manufacturer of materials for the bookbinding, packaging and stationery industries, announced that its chairman and CEO, Fritz James, is retiring after 40 years leading the company. James owned the company …
Read MoreLBS announces leadership transition
Fritz James
LBS, a Des Moines-based manufacturer of materials for the bookbinding, packaging and stationery industries, announced that its chairman and CEO, Fritz James, is retiring after 40 years leading the company. James owned the company …
Read MoreNonprofit developer enters for-sale townhouse market with Sherman Hill plan
Partnership aids small business, entrepreneurs
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Small-business growth and entrepreneurs will be the focus of a regional partnership announced Wednesday in Waterloo. The University of Northern Iowa’s Business and Community Services will work with economic development groups, chambers of …
Read MoreMinimum wage study group approved for Lee County
Burlington Hawk Eye: The Lee County Board of Supervisors this week approved the formation of a study group to explore the impact of raising the county’s minimum wage from the federal and state rate of $7.25 …
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