Archive for January 2020
Commission delays discussion on rezoning site to allow homeless shelter
Des Moines’ Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday postponed until February a public hearing on a request to rezone property at 3800 E. Douglas Ave. to allow a homeless center to open on the site.…Read More
Iowa experiences a drop in revenue from gaming taxes, fees
Revenue collected from Iowa’s 19 gaming establishments totaled $324.2 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, $1.6 million less than was collected the previous year, according to a state report issued this week.…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: President Obama finds a partner in Nike for the ball court of his dreams
President Barack Obama found a teammate in the Nike Foundation during the planning of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago – with visions of a new kind of presidential library with a public athletic facility, …
Read MoreAnkeny’s Firetrucker Brewery announces death of founder, brewmaster Heiderscheit
Des Moines Register: Firetrucker Brewery founder and brewmaster Dan Heiderscheit died this week, the brewery announced Thursday. In a Facebook post, the brewery said “no words can adequately express our sadness at Dan’s passing or capture …
Read MoreIowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $1M in Iowa Great Places grants
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awarded $1 million for five Iowa Great Places projects in Adel, Redfield, Clinton, Guttenberg, Marion and Winterset, the department announced this week. The funding supports development of new and existing …
Read MoreMaster beekeeping classes take flight in Johnston
Iowa beekeepers now have a local pathway for attaining “Master Beekeeping” certification through a program called Great Plains Master Beekeeping. Housed at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Sheldon Brummel, Master Beekeeping Project coordinator, will …
Read MoreCemen Tech acquires U.K.-based Volumech
Indianola-based manufacturer Cemen Tech Inc., a global leader in volumetric concrete technology, has acquired Volumech Ltd., a British company based in Gloucester, England. Volumech currently provides replacement parts for several makes of volumetric mixers, site service and mixer refurbishments. …
Read MoreDes Moines board approves proposed changes to short-term rental rules
A city board on Thursday approved proposed changes to Des Moines’ short-term rental regulations, but not until after hearing from residents about nuisance properties in their neighborhoods.
“Renters park in front of our properties, causing …
Principal Foundation study shows young Americans face financial crises early
More than half of Americans under the age of 30 say they have already hit their “financial rock bottom” — due primarily to mental health challenges, job loss and debt as the major causes, according …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: For some baseball card collectors, the hobby is now an online hunt
Anyone who grew up in the ’70s can remember how baseball cards were a thing for a lot of kids, even those of us who were only casually interested in the game and the players. …
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