Archive for December 2017
Up and down year for Iowa agriculture
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship reports that 2017 was a year of surprising crop yields in dicey conditions and continued weak livestock prices. The year also brought gains in conservation work to …
Read MoreCedar Falls clinic to offer dedicated LGBTQ services
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: UnityPoint Clinic will have dedicated LGBTQ health care services available at UnityPoint Health-Prairie Parkway in Cedar Falls beginning Jan. 3. The goal is to create a comfortable and welcoming environment for lesbian, gay, …
Read MoreIowaWORKS Center extends hours
The IowaWORKS Center in Des Moines will be open until 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Jan. 9 to accommodate visitors who can’t come during business hours. The center’s new hours are 8:30 a.m. …
Read MoreIowa sets another ethanol record
Why Iowans are rushing to pay next year’s property taxes
The rush is on to pay next year’s property taxes before the end of this year, meaning there are longer lines than usual this week at the Polk County Treasurer’s Office, KCCI-TV reported.
It’s all thanks …
Business Record 12-29-17
Lessons from the past year
Dozens of Greater Des Moines leaders share words of wisdom from 2017
Focus:Year in Review
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Read MoreLessons from the past year
As 2017 nears its close, the Business Record asked you, our readers, to tell share what lessons you learned in the last 12 months that others in the business community could benefit from hearing.
And …
NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the December 29 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the December 29 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
Read MoreWittmack joins Hartung Schroeder law firm
Charlie Wittmack has joined the Hartung Schroeder law firm as part of a strategy to further develop the firm’s portfolio of regional and national clients, according to a release. Wittmack spent the past six years …
Read MoreEarlham’s Bricker-Price project has an executive director
Ken Sidey has been named executive director of the Bricker-Price Block, a $2.1 million project to restore the historic block in Earlham aimed at expanding educational, cultural and recreational opportunities. Sidey led a similar effort …
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