Archive for June 2018
Counting the ways high-speed broadband helps
Mediacom got together some of its friends at Pillar Technologies’ “Forge” in downtown Des Moines Tuesday night to discuss how high-speed broadband helps businesses of all sizes in this day of 1 gigabit per second …
Read MoreFarm bill clears U.S. Senate agriculture panel
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa’s U.S. senators, both Republicans, went separate ways when the Agriculture Committee voted Wednesday to approve the 2018 farm bill. “Timely passage” by the committee will keep the farm bill on track …
Read MoreHammes’ book wins two national awards
Local sustainability authority Adam Hammes’ new book has won both an Independent Press Award and a National Indie Excellence Award. “Sustainable Business in Iowa: How Leading Companies Profit from Environmental and Social Responsibility” is about …
Read MoreDallas County ranks high for total investments into local economy
Dallas County ranks among the top 20 counties in the nation when it comes to overall incoming money invested into the local economy by individuals, businesses and government, according to an analysis by SmartAsset. Ranked …
Read MoreLocal entrepreneurs show off craft whiskey with subscription box
Prohibition kept a lot of secrets hidden under the cornfields.
That’s according to Dannie Strable, cofounder of Rack House Whiskey Club. He and his colleagues spent time digging up those secrets as they learned more …
Building Up
At the start of 2017, chemical engineer Meredith Smith was frustrated by the statistics of workers in her industry.
Women held 24 percent of all science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in 2017, and …
BNIM earns two significant design awards
BNIM architects in Des Moines has snagged two prestigious awards for work in San Diego and Kansas City, Mo., according to a release. The firm received the American Architectural Award for 2018 by the Chicago …
Read MorePreparing the next generation of engineers
Although Vermeer Corp. recruits from engineering schools across the country, it recently began working with a liberal arts college that’s right in its backyard — Central College — as a potential source of new engineers. …
Read MoreIowa construction legislation from this year’s session
For the construction industry and others concerned about preparing Iowans for high-skilled jobs, Future Ready Iowa caught all the glamour coming out of the General Assembly. Several other pieces of legislation important to the construction …
Read MoreArchitectural Foundation will celebrate a landmark
The Iowa Architectural Foundation will hold a gala event Saturday to celebrate the rebirth of one of Iowa’s most significant landmarks, designed by world famous architect Mies van der Rohe, one of the founders of …
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