Archive for August 2018
Local investment group wants to buy, develop Griffin Building
Local investors are attempting to purchase the historic Griffin Building in downtown and continue with development plans that entail apartments, including affordable units, and commercial office and retail uses.
Renovation of the six-story building at …
NOTEBOOK: Certifiable in Norwalk
The city of Norwalk had good reason to cheer last week when state and local officials who hold significant titles gathered at the city’s certified industrial site on the south side of town. Folks were …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Industrial market slowed in second quarter; vacancies still low
The hot, but maybe not sizzling, Greater Des Moines industrial market turned a touch tepid in the second quarter, with 237,581 square feet of space opening up as the result of several buildings experiencing move-outs …
Read MoreKoester named Waukee public works director/city engineer
Rudy Koester has been named director of public works/city engineer in Waukee, effective Oct. 1. He will take the place of John Gibson, the city’s longtime public works director who will retire at the end …
Read MoreMichigan State professor named dean of ISU veterinary college
Dan Grooms (pictured), professor and chairman of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University, has been appointed the next Stephen G. Juelsgaard Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa …
Read MoreIowa economic index remained stagnant in June
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index remained unchanged in June from a revised 108.7 in May, the value of the index since March, the Iowa Department of Revenue said. Revisions to the May figure occurred after Iowa …
Read MoreEurofins completes $670 million acquisition of Covance Food Solutions
Eurofins announced it has acquired Madison, Wis.-based Covance Food Solutions, which will operate as Eurofins Food Integrity and Innovation. Eurofins, an international life sciences company with more than 30,000 employees globally, has operated its U.S. …
Read MoreTrump signs career and technical education bill into law
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a bill that allows states to set their own goals for career and technical education program, Education Week reported. The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century …
Read MoreNewLink’s stock tanks after earnings report, bear note
Schaeffer’s Investment Research: Biotechnology concern NewLink Genetics Corp. was down 20 percent this morning at $3 a share — a record low — after brokerage firm Stifel downgraded the stock to “hold” from “buy” and slashed …
Read MoreIowa conservation efforts hit $6.2 billion
The state’s three-year effort to map six major conservation practices is complete, setting a base line to help track progress, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig reported.
The laser-based mapping using LiDAR technology found that the conservation already …