Archive for October 2018
Iowa soybean farmers doubt USDA crop projection
Leaders of the Iowa Soybean Association say they disagree with the latest federal projections for an even bigger than expected record soybean crop this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture increased Iowa’s average soybean yield …
Read MoreDenim Summit announces speaker lineup
More than a dozen speakers are preparing to take the stage at Denim Summit 2018, taking place Oct. 24 and 25 in Des Moines. Hosted by Des Moines-based tech company Denim, the event will bring …
Read MoreDegrees of flexibility
There’s the old marketing axiom that consumers want what they want, when they want and how they want it.
Business schools are finding that statement to be truer than ever, as they compete to offer …
Telligen says employee stock plan a success, not ESOP fable
Last month there was news of a lawsuit in which a former employee of a West Des Moines organization claims she was deliberately overcharged in an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) that was established four …
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Read MoreVolunteer Iowa to equip and staff mobile response unit
Volunteer Iowa has allocated $400,000 in state and federal funding to equip and staff a mobile response unit that will make critical repairs to tornado-damaged homes in Marshalltown, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. The mobile response …
Read MoreIowa farmers losing money on corn, soybeans
A new analysis of federal statistics showed Iowa farmers this year will lose money on corn, the state’s leading grain crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Services data showed it cost $3.48 per bushel to grow …
Read MoreAirport traffic up another 6.7%
Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport was up 6.7 percent in September compared with the same month last year — double the initial projection. For the year, traffic is up 6.4 percent and has …
Read MoreDeveloping ‘duck and cover’ in the age of cybersecurity threats
The U.S. Civil Defense Administration enlisted the help of animators to create “Duck and Cover,” a short film featuring Bert the turtle…Read More
INSIDER NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Here are all the reasons for the Dow plunge
Newsroom conversation Wednesday afternoon turned to the Dow sliding … and how it kept sliding until it ended with an 800-plus-point drop. USA Today takes a quick look at some of the reasons for the fall, if…Read More