Archive for May 2019
DART mulls finances
We told you back in September that the local mobility agency, DART, was hoping lawmakers would help extend services through 2040 by allowing higher local property taxes.
The idea for a higher limit for DART’s …
Read More2019 Commercial Real Estate Forum takeaways
Generations are colliding in the office, at the apartment complex, in the retail marketplace. Technology and data are changing our notions of what sells, where it sells, and how it is delivered. One of these …
Read MoreTourism next steps: Leaders discuss building on momentum
Building on Greater Des Moines’ $2 billion tourism industry will mean listening to diverse voices, building new attractions and luring people for a first visit that typically will mean they are sold on the metro, …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Grant Menke
Grant Menke grew up working the family corn and soybean farm near Calumet. A political science graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, he later worked as policy director for the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.…
Read MoreBottorff named office director of Shive-Hattery Iowa City office
Corridor Business Journal: Doug Bottorff will succeed Phil Larson as vice president and office director of Shive-Hattery’s 70-person Iowa City design office. Bottorff has 23 years of service with the architecture and engineering firm and …
Read MoreIn recognition of efforts to improve communities through ‘architectural excellence’
As part of its 30-year anniversary, the Iowa Architectural Foundation will recognize individuals and organizations that have “embraced architectural excellence to advance their communities.” The program, in its first year, is called Community Enhancement Through …
Read MoreMore women working as truck drivers, warehouse workers, Journal reports
Iowa’s seasonably adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4% in March, the sixth consecutive month for the low rate. That means many employers in all sectors are looking high and low for good workers. Which brings us to a …
Read MoreBig Ox operations shut down after wastewater permit expires
Sioux City Journal: Big Ox Energy has ceased all operations after its permit to discharge wastewater to Sioux City’s treatment plant expired Tuesday. The South Sioux City, Neb., biofuels plant had ceased its methane production activities …
Read MoreSchools receive $50,000 grants to build Computer Science is Elementary programs
Six Iowa elementary schools in high-poverty areas, among them Perry and Marshalltown, will each receive $50,000 grants through the Computer Science is Elementary initiative, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council and the …
Read MoreBuild with Bags grants fund projects for schools and parks
City parks and schools throughout Iowa will soon have new park benches, planters or picnic tables through funding from the Iowa Grocery Industry Association’s Build with Bags program. Fifteen Iowa communities will receive grants of …
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