Archive for August 2019
Community Leadership Program names class
The Community Leadership Program has announced the 50 members of its most recent class. Class members were nominated and selected after a comprehensive, competitive process. They represent private, public and nonprofit organizations. Class members will work through a …
Read MoreBourke named to lead Ames CVB
Iowa Sports Foundation executive Kevin Bourke has been named president and CEO of the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau, replacing the retiring Julie Weeks. Bourke, a former track and cross-country coach at Iowa State University, had been …
Read MoreUrbandale completes trail along Waterford Road
The completion of a 10-foot-wide trail along the north side of Waterford Road between 156th and 170th streets brings the total amount of paved trails in Urbandale to more than 50 miles, city officials announced. …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Designed for negotiations, Trokt finds another purpose in special-needs education
Deere equipment sales decline 3% amid trade war uncertainty
Deere & Co. reported third-quarter earnings today that missed analysts’ expectations and the company lowered sales guidance for the full year, saying farmers were delaying purchases because of uncertainty around the trade war, CNBC reported.
Deere …
NOTEBOOK: BH Management now eighth-largest multifamily property manager
We recently had the pleasure of meeting with the leadership team of BH Management Services. BH Management is one of four divisions of BH Companies, which was founded by Harry Bookey. Many are familiar with …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Des Moines considering buying four electric vehicles
The city of Des Moines could soon join the growing number of government agencies across the United States that have electric vehicles in their vehicle fleets.
The City Council on Aug. 19 is slated to …
Read MoreForty Under 40: 40 issues to address
Mental health. Diversity. Affordable housing. Transportation.
These are just a few of the issues that our 2019 Forty Under 40 class, which was honored earlier this spring, believes our community needs to address to truly …
Read MoreUpscale houses planned for Sherman Hill
Jake Christensen and his wife Susan Fitzsimmons, nearing the empty-nest stage of their lives, have been looking for a place to live as they begin the process of downsizing.
While both liked living in the …
Read MoreMcLellan: Should we be worried about ad blocking?
Ad blocking is the action or practice when consumers use a particular piece of software to prevent the download or display of advertising from appearing on a web page. Odds are, you have tried it …
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