Archive for February 2020
Rural Mainstreet Index declines regionally and in Iowa amid weak farm income
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index declined in February, but remained above growth-neutral. This is the sixth straight month the reading has moved above growth-neutral, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of …
Read MoreBusiness Record 2-21-20
Building a jack-of-all-trades rail transloading facility in Des Moines
Focus: BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
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Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the Feb. 21 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the Feb. 21 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 at businessrecord.com/insider and …
Read MoreAdding in your point of view
In the last two columns, we’ve begun to explore what it takes to establish yourself as an authority and market your products and services through that lens. I identified that there are three critical elements …
Read MoreFinancial pros find a lot to like about the new SECURE Act
Most of us have heard the joke about how citizens should run whenever they hear “I’m from the federal government, and I’m here to help you.”
However, financial services professionals aren’t running away from the …
Read MoreBuilding a jack-of-all-trades rail transloading facility in Des Moines
Less than a year ago, Paul Cownie received a phone call from a longtime friend, Des Moines City Councilman Joe Gatto, asking if Cownie might be interested in taking ownership of a long-needed rail transloading …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: What’s the difference between biodiesel and renewable diesel?
I learned an important distinction in renewable energy terminology recently, and thankfully got it right at the front end of writing an article — and not as a correction.
As I was writing about Renewable …
Read MoreMobile home park bill tabled over rent control concerns
Radio Iowa: A key legislator has tabled a bill drafted in response to significant rent increases in mobile home parks in Iowa that were recently purchased by a Utah-based company. “It initiates some price controls and …
Read MoreUSA Track & Field awards one-mile championships to Grand Blue Mile through 2023
Grand Blue Mile officials from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Drake Relays have announced that the USA Track & Field one-mile road championships will remain a part of the annual Grand Blue Mile …
Read MoreIowa Board of Medicine names Woodhouse as medical director
The Iowa Board of Medicine, which licenses physicians and regulates the practice of medicine in the state, announced that it has hired Dr. Don Woodhouse as its new medical director. Woodhouse is an Iowa-licensed physician with …
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