Archive for June 2018
Another store coming to Outlets of Des Moines
Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store will be among the stores at the Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona, the shopping center announced Monday. It will open this fall. Recent store openings include Michael Kors Outlet, …
Read MoreDowntown Chamber, 6 groups to start student-work connection effort
The Downtown Chamber and partners are launching Student-to-Employer Wednesday to connect the group’s S2E student program partners with employer-members that can provide students with work experiences with job shadows, internships, apprenticeships and other occupational activities like reverse …
Read MoreMore than one-third of Iowa households can’t meet basic needs
More than one-third of Iowa’s households are unable to afford the state’s cost of living, according to an updated report released today by United Ways of Iowa.
The ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) report highlights a …
Two world hunger fighters named World Food Prize laureates
Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro, who have championed mother and child nutrition, today were named World Food Prize laureates. The two led separate efforts that together helped reduce the number of stunted children by 10 …
Read MorePohlman to retire as head of Ames National Corp.
Thomas Pohlman, chairman, president and CEO of bank holding company Ames National Corp., will retire Friday from a career in banking that spans more than 41 years, according to a release. Pohlman joined First National …
Read MoreRund named clinical director for Optimae Behavioral Health
Optimae LifeServices Inc. has hired Edward Rund to lead its behavioral health program in Central Iowa. Rund brings nearly 40 years of experience in health and human services to the position. Before joining Optimae Behavioral Health, he …
Read MoreReport: Coal power will fade in three decades
Energy sector research consulting firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance reports that cheaper renewable power will mean coal will be largely out of the power generation picture in a few decades, Bloomberg reported.
The company reports some …
Latest Johnson County wage hike takes effect July 1
Corridor Business Journal: Johnson County’s largely symbolic minimum wage will jump up to $14 an hour beginning July 1, nearly doubling the state minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Though the wage increase is unenforceable under …
Read MoreMobile art festival hits Des Moines
With the latest Des Moines Arts Festival in the books, this seems like a good time to pass along that the Des Moines Public Art Foundation and DART transportation agency have unveiled the eighth art …
Read MoreDespite 5-year plan, Iowa nitrogen pollution is getting worse, UI study says
Nitrogen pollution flowing out of Iowa to the Gulf of Mexico has grown by nearly 50 percent in the last two decades — despite $420 million spent by Iowa in water quality improvement projects, the Des …
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