Archive for August 2018
Environmental groups call for MidAmerican coal cuts
The Iowa Environmental Council and the Environmental Law & Policy Center have asked the Iowa Utilities Board to require MidAmerican Energy Co. to retire coal capacity equal to the capacity from its proposed Wind XII …
Read MoreHubbell presses on with plans for luxury condos where feds want a new courthouse
Hubbell Realty Co. is ready to tap the luxury condominium market with a development for a site that has become nearly legendary for the interest it has generated and its role in the redevelopment of …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Business travelers flock to Airbnb
A lot of business travelers have discovered they end up getting homier accommodations cheaper if they book lodging through Airbnb or a similar service. Now business travelers are making that a bigger play, and they …
Read MoreSolon woman is named nation’s top auctioneer
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Being a finalist for the past nine years finally paid off for Emily Wears Kroul as she was named the nation’s top bid caller — winning the Women’s National Auctioneers Association’s 31st International …
Read MoreWater main break closes Fourth Street downtown
A water main break Saturday near Java Joes and the Royal Mile hit just as the Des Moines farmers market was ending and sent patrons of underground Bernardo’s restaurant scrambling, the Des Moines Register reported. The …
Read MoreFarming is getting more expensive
Little surprise here, but it’s costing more to be a U.S. farmer, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics, Successful Farming reported. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated 2017 expenses at $359.8 billion, up 3.7 percent from …
Read MoreJuly a mixed bag for Iowa stocks
Thirteen out of 22 Iowa-based companies posted gains for the month of July. Nine posted losses in the month.
The top three companies that posted gains are: HNI Corp. with a 16.32 percent gain, United …
Little improvement in gender balance of Iowa county boards and commissions
Only four of Iowa’s 99 counties have achieved gender balance this year on all appointed boards and commissions, according to the 2018 Gender BalanceProject study conducted by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women in Politics.
This is …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Does ego have a place in leadership?
By Kathleen Riessen | Speaker, facilitator and business adviser
Something happened to me recently that’s happened over and over again, and it always catches me off guard. I was introduced as “the owner’s wife.” I wanted to scream. I …
Downtown IC boutique specializes in making the old new again
By Corridor Business Journal staff