Archive for April 2018
USDA, SBA seek to enhance coordination for rural programs
Two federal agencies have pledged to collaborate more closely to promote small businesses and agricultural economies in rural areas. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Linda McMahon, administrator of the Small Business Administration, today …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Only one-third of grads have good jobs waiting at graduation
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Lauridsens’ $1M donation lifts skate park campaign
Greater Des Moines benefactors Nix and Virginia Lauridsen — who a year ago donated $1 million to help overhaul the headquarters of the Des Moines Metro Opera — have given the same amount toward …
Read MoreMcLellan: Subscription trend grows
You can subscribe to just about anything today. I can remember, as a kid, that one of our neighbors got a fruit of the month shipment. We were fascinated by what kind of fruit he …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Our four worst trade mistakes
The trade war President Donald Trump launched with China by boosting tariffs on steel and aluminum is troubling for several reasons, including the potential for blowback on Iowa.
China’s proposals to boost import duties on …
Nelson plans $36M development, latest project in East Village
Nelson Construction & Development is proposing a three-level, 399-stall parking garage with no internal ramps as part of a $35.8 million mixed-use development along East Grand Avenue in the East Village of Des Moines.
Nelson, …
NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the April 6 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the April 6 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 MoreAttorney General Miller joins lawsuit on citizenship information
Attorney General Tom Miller has joined 17 other attorneys general, six cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors in a lawsuit aiming to block the federal government from demanding citizenship information in the 2020 census. …
Read MoreAustin Jones named president of Grinnell State Bank
F. Austin Jones has been named president and chief trust officer at Grinnell State Bank, where he has worked for 31 years and most recently served as senior executive vice president, chief financial officer and …
Read MoreLinhart named director of DMACC Honors Program
Laurie Linhart of Urbandale has been appointed as the Honors Program director at Des Moines Area Community College. She replaces Sarah Waddle, who has been the Honors Program director since the summer of 2013. DMACC’s Honors …
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