Archive for January 2020
Funding extended for DMACC YouthBuild program
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has extended funding through 2023 for the Des Moines Area Community College YouthBuild of Central Iowa program, a pre-apprenticeship program that targets disadvantaged youth. The $915,697 …
Read More2020 Top 25 Influential Business Leaders announced
For the second straight year, Dan Houston, chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group Inc., has been voted by Business Record readers as the Most Influential Business Leader in Greater Des Moines.
The online …
Terminal upgrade for Quad Cities airport could cost $20M; federal funds may pay for 70%
Quad-City Times: Revamping the terminal at the Quad City International Airport in Moline, Ill, could cost $20 million. That figure was given Friday during a meeting of the airport’s governing body’s planning committee. The cost estimate …
Read MoreExecutive director out at Salisbury House after tumultuous tenure
Des Moines Register: The executive director of Salisbury House in Des Moines resigned abruptly last week following controversies over administrative and financial decisions that have included the sale of the historic home’s rare book collection. Kit …
Read MoreUtilities Board OKs settlement agreement in Alliant’s request to increase electric rates
The Iowa Utilities Board approved a partial settlement agreement, including increases to electric rates, brought by Alliant Energy subsidiary Interstate Power and Light Co. The Utilities Board said Alliant had “not efficiently managed its relationships …
Read MoreLongtime credit union leader to retire from ICUL
The Iowa Credit Union League announced that Jim Niederhauser will retire from his role as chief operating officer, effective July 1. Before being named COO of the trade association in 2018, Niederhauser worked in various …
Read MoreWiggins, Iowa’s acting chief justice, plans to retire in March
$2.7M mixed-use building proposed for W.D.M.’s Valley Junction
The best reads of 2019, according to our readers
Each week, our goal at Lift IOWA is to offer you insight stemming from a variety of sources from women (and men) throughout the world. Much of this insight is how to be a better …
Read MoreATHENA finalists, Male Champion winner announced
Four Quad City community leaders recently were named 2020 ATHENA Award finalists by Women Lead Change. The organization also named this year’s Male Champion of Change Award winner.
The ATHENA Award is presented to an …