Archive for June 2019
Dead zone predicted to among largest
This summer’s dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, largely fueled by Midwestern fertilizers, will spread across a near-record area the size of Massachusetts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.
The summertime zone of low …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A growing national trend: Pocket neighborhoods
The availability of affordable housing for a range of age groups is a concern that has sparked discussion in many communities across the country, including the Greater Des Moines area. In the state of Washington, …
Read MoreUnited Technologies and Raytheon are merging in an aerospace mega-deal
CNN Business: United Technologies and Raytheon are joining forces to create an aerospace and defense powerhouse. It is one of the biggest corporate mergers of 2019. The two companies announced Sunday that they have agreed to …
Read MoreMore than 500 jobs to be lost when Charles City chicken plant closes in August
Mason City Globe Gazette: More than 500 people will lose their jobs when the Simply Essentials chicken processing plant in Charles City closes on Aug. 5. Four hundred seventy-nine plant workers, 22 administrators and 12 field …
Read MoreDMOS reaches milestone in same-day total joint replacements
Just 11 months after introducing same-day total joint replacement surgery in Central Iowa, Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons and its Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery Center on Friday celebrated the completion of the 100th successful same-day total joint …
Read MoreDMACC professor inducted into Iowa Golden Manhole Society
A DMACC associate professor of water and wastewater treatment has been inducted into the Iowa Golden Manhole Society, under the Iowa Water Environment Association. Steve Moehlmann was nominated and elected by peers into the society, an …
Read MoreGirls With Goals fund announced
A new grant initiative called the Girls With Goals Fund aims to support nonprofits teaching girls leadership skills and confidence, Women Lead Change announced at the 2019 Women of Achievement Awards on Saturday. The grant is open …
Read MoreSBA backs nearly $5M in Central Iowa loans
A storage unit project in Des Moines drew one of the largest loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in Central Iowa last month.
Geier & Geier Inc. borrowed $3.4 million for a project …
New blog will analyze gender in Iowa politics
In preparation for the 2020 presidential election, the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women in Politics last week launched a blog that will look at candidates campaigning in Iowa through a gendered lens.
On June …
Read MoreGuest opinion: The Purple Sneaker Club
During the summer of 1988, my family moved from Des Moines to Ida Grove, a small town in northwest Iowa – population at the time, 2,200 Iowans…Read More