Archive for September 2018
McLellan: Should your brand take a stand?
A few weeks ago, Nike released a new “Just do it” ad campaign for its 30th anniversary featuring Colin Kaepernick, the football player at the center of the “taking a knee” controversy in the NFL. …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: We expected better of UI
The University of Iowa is acting like the institutional equivalent of a deadbeat dad.
For the past two years, the school has failed to pay Modern Piping, a well-respected Cedar Rapids mechanical contractor, millions of …
Still one of a kind
A first of its kind development agreement to build a parking garage along Fifth Avenue in downtown Des Moines has sprouted another unique feature as the project itself grows along with its price tag.
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Gone with the wind
In the end, the nation’s burgeoning wind energy spelled the end for Iowa’s only nuclear plant.
Majority owner NextEra Energy Resources LLC plans to stop commercial operations at Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo in …
A Closer Look: David Stark
David Stark became president and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines on July 1, succeeding Eric Crowell, who retired after 17 years leading the Des Moines hospital system. Stark, who joined UnityPoint Health-Des Moines as an …
Read MoreTimms on “new power”
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Cherokee site certified
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has certified a development site in Cherokee, the 21st the state has declared project-ready through the Iowa Certified Site Program. “Having a certified site is about creating a competitive advantage,” …
Read MoreUrban Loop is a winner
Urbandale’s Urban Loop name, logo and “Turning Access into Opportunity” tag line have received a Silver Circle award from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association, which recognizes local government achievements in communications, public-sector marketing and …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: A business wants to stay downtown, but there are ‘issues’
Sherwin Williams paint company is in the unenviable position of being stuck between the past and visions of the future for an area undergoing rejuvenation south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway at Southwest Fifth …
Read MoreAssociated Builders and Contractors founder Meisner dies at age 91
Lawrence Meisner, who helped found the Iowa chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors in 1974 with Bill Yeager, died Sunday, at his home near Newton after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis, the family …
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