Archive for May 2018
Humming along
The Business Record Commercial Real Estate Trends and Issues Forum provided some new terms to add to the vocabulary and a look into the mostly “right” direction the local market is headed in.
We’re drawing …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: In case you missed it …
In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com
Armory decision delayed
The city of Des Moines delays action on three proposals for the Argonne Armory Building. …
A Closer Look: Ben Handfelt
Ben Handfelt’s decision to move to Greater Des Moines is the kind of story his new employer, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (also known as Catch Des Moines) strives to find.
We’ll …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 4 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the May 4 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 MoreSenate GOP sends governor bill to cap utilities’ energy efficiency programs
Radio Iowa: Republicans in the Iowa Senate have ratified a plan that will limit energy efficiency programs run by Iowa utilities, reducing annual charges on gas and electric bills in Iowa by an estimated $100 million. …
Read More32 Teachers graduate from NewBoCo’s inaugural computer science training
Thirty-two teachers have graduated from NewBoCo’s Computer Science Professional Learning Program, a multiweek computer science course offered in partnership with Code.org, Cedar Ra pids’ NewBoCo announced. During the 2017-2018 course, teachers taught 1,774 students computer science …
Read MoreCorn planting still behind
U.S. farmers have planted nearly a fifth of the U.S. corn crop, but are still behind the five-year average, Successful Farming reported. Last year, 32 percent of the corn was in by April 29. This year, the …
Read MoreFormer Drake president Wilbur Miller dies
Des Moines native Wilbur Miller, who led Drake University during a significant period of development from the early 1970s to mid-1980s, died Sunday at the age of 94.
Miller, a proud Drake alumnus and visionary …
Economic indexes: Midwest conditions up, Iowa indicators down
Creighton University reports that strength in manufacturing has sent the Mid-America Business Conditions Index to its highest level in a dozen years.
The index hit 64.5 in April, up from 62.1 in March and 59.7 …