Archive for June 2019
Annual home show will be held in Waukee in July
The 2019 HomeShowExpo will be held in Waukee this summer at the Reserve at Daybreak, northwest of the intersection of Ashworth Road and Ute Avenue. This is the first time since 2004 that the home show, sponsored by …
Read MoreCorteva stock up 2.6% with $1B stock repurchase
Corteva Agriscience’s shares have jumped 2.6 percent after the company on Wednesday announced a $1 billion share repurchase program over the next three years. The company also approved its first dividend, 13 cents per share, since it …
Read More$4 million expansion of Des Moines assisted living center announced
Construction has started on a $4 million expansion of Edencrest at Beaverdale Assisted Living and Memory Care at 3410 Beaver Ave., officials announced this week. Twenty apartments will be added to center, which now has …
Read MoreEast Side wellness center to be named in honor of Harkin
Primary Health Care in Des Moines will honor former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin for his lifetime commitment to community health and wellness in a naming and dedication ceremony at the new PHC Wellness Center on …
Read MoreCause of downtown Des Moines power outage not yet known
More than 500 downtown Des Moines customers of MidAmerican Energy were without electricity for about 80 minutes this morning beginning at 8:22 a.m.
It’s not yet known what caused the outage, said Geoff Greenwood, MidAmerican …
MidAmerican tops 50% from renewables
MidAmerican Energy Co. got 51.4% of its energy from renewable sources such as wind last year, the Iowa Utilities Board confirmed. The figure refers to the amount of renewable energy generation as a percentage of …
Read MoreCities prepare new projects as sales tax rises
A 1-cent local option sales tax approved in several cities in March takes effect Monday and will immediately offset some property tax and fuel services and projects.
Voters in Alleman, Altoona, Des Moines, Pleasant Hill, …
Business Record 6-28-19
NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 28 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the June 28 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: That’s taking one for the team
ChildServe’s CEO, Dr. Teri Wahlig, shared a story with me about how she “really took one for the team” recently during a fundraising event for ChildServe. For the past several years she has volunteered to …
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