Archive for January 2019
Business Record 2-1-19
NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the February 1 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the February 1 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Bombs away at Merle Hay
Among the improvements planned for Merle Hay Mall, the city’s first shopping center and like many retail centers, one that seems under constant attack from shifting consumer tastes, is expansion of Merle Hay Lanes. Liz …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Are you supporting grown children? Study says many are
When it comes to money matters, are we mollycoddling our adult, out-of-the-house children? A new study from Merrill Lynch certainly suggests this possibility.
There are 173 million of us parents in the U.S., and Merrill …
NOTEBOOK: Training and education: Did you know?
The push for added training and education in Greater Des Moines is largely due to this: 55 percent of Central Iowa jobs require postsecondary education up to an associate degree. Just 32 percent of the …
Read MoreMarch 5: Property Taxes on Autopilot? Issues & Options for Controlling Property Taxes
Host: Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa
About: Jared Walczak from the Tax Foundation addresses the issue of property taxes and methods for moderating automatic increases when valuations rise.
When: 7:30-9 a.m.
Where: Greater Des Moines …
Iowa regained second-place ranking in wind power during 2018
Corridor Business Journal: A total of 1,120 megawatts of wind energy capacity was installed in Iowa during 2018, restoring the state to second place in total wind power capacity behind Texas, according to the U.S. Wind …
Read MoreTobacco control report urges cigarette tax increase in Iowa
The American Lung Association in Iowa’s 2019 “State of Tobacco Control” report gives Iowa mixed grades on its efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco use. The report gave Iowa failing grades on funding for tobacco prevention, the …
Read MoreCultural Affairs opens new grants round for projects
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs is opening a new round of grants and opportunities for arts, history, historic preservation and community development projects with late spring deadlines. “All across the state, Iowans are developing …
Read MoreOne Iowa to host LGBTQ Career Fair with UnityPoint Health
UnityPoint Health and One Iowa, a statewide LGBTQ organization, will team up to host an LGBTQ Career Fair on Feb. 4 to provide an avenue for LGBTQ Iowans to meet Des Moines employers and ask …
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