Archive for February 2018
Guest Opinion: Do billionaires’ projects really need to be subsidized?
Who you are makes all the difference in the world.
Or so it seems.
Two examples illustrate this fact of modern-day life in our United States.
If you walk up to someone in Iowa and demand …
Read MoreBuilding dreams
Like the children it helps guide through the public school system, Children and Family Urban Movement can dream big about its future.
Earlier this week, the Des Moines City Council approved a land sale to …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Emily Saveraid
Talk to anyone about challenges in the business community and the answer comes across loud and clear: Workforce. Iowa needs more skilled workers, more highly educated workers, and simply just more workers with the latest …
Read MoreConstruction workers more likely to die from opioid overdoses
Construction workers are particularly vulnerable to the opioid crisis, according to a new report by the Midwest Economic Policy Institute.
Nearly 1,000 Midwest construction workers died from opioid overdoses in 2015 at a cost of …
FedEx launches 6th annual small-business grant contest
FedEx Corp. is committing $120,500 in grant prizes to 10 U.S.-based small businesses as part of this year’s sixth annual small business grant contest — and the top business stands to win more than $25,000 …
Read MoreEtchison to lead commercial sales for Bankers Trust
Travis Etchison, who helped Bankers Trust Co. launch a small-business banking program after joining the bank in 2013, has been promoted to commercial sales manager. He now also serves on the Bankers Trust management committee. …
Read MoreIowa solar industry grows 45 percent
The Solar Foundation reports that Iowa’s solar job market grew by 45 percent last year, faster than other parts of the nation. The National Solar Jobs Census 2017 also found that 250,271 Americans worked in solar as …
Read MoreFAA decision could help marketability of Cedar Rapids Land and Air Super Park
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Prospective tenants of the Cedar Rapids Land and Air Super Park will be able to negotiate longer, more attractive lease terms because of a decision by the Federal Aviation Administration. The city of …
Read MoreApril 5: Accelerate DSM
Host: The Greater Des Moines Partnership
About: This energizing, annual daylong event gives startups and entrepreneurs the chance to make worthwhile connections and gain key takeaways to help them accelerate their business.
When: 8 a.m. …
NOTEBOOK: ‘Love the noise and the action’
Kent Darr recently spoke to Matt Felling, the new general manager of the soon-to-open Hilton Des Moines Downtown, for a Closer Look article. But it left me hanging. It turns out he’s been in the …
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