Archive for April 2020
New round of workforce housing tax credits available
A new application round for the Workforce Housing Tax Credit program is now open, the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced this week. About $10 million worth of tax credits are available. The program is available …
Read MoreVariety funds $15,000 grant for Des Moines students attending JA BizTown
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa has received a $15,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity, which allowed 300 students to experience JA BizTown this school year. The grant served low- to moderate-income schools within the Des …
Read MoreDes Moines Performing Arts offers digital Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase
Des Moines Performing Arts is launching a digital showcase after canceling the annual Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase, scheduled for June 1. The digital IHSMTA Showcase is now available online, and recognizes the …
Read MoreEvents canceled because of COVID-19 hitting tourism, entertainment industry hard
The economic damage caused by the cancellation of events in the Greater Des Moines area because of the spreading COVID-19 virus is about $48 million, with the effect trickling down to almost every piece of …
Read More‘A shift in focus’: How Des Moines tourist attractions are continuing to stay relevant
The gates, doors and windows of Des Moines-area attractions all say the same thing: closed.
But the animals at the Blank Park Zoo are still being fed. The plants at the Greater Des Moines Botanical …
Read MoreSignificant deployments ahead for Iowa National Guard
As the wife of a now-retired career Iowa National Guard member, Rebecca Coady had for many years provided support to her husband while he was deployed overseas a number of times. It also led her …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: We need Hoover and Ike
One thing is clear from the widespread disorganization associated with COVID-19.
After three months of inconsistent, and at times totally confusing, policies involving medical and protective equipment, virus testing, vaccine creation and economic shutdowns, it …
Read MoreMcLellan: Not if but when
Sooner or later, every business will need to get back to marketing and selling their offerings. Working from home or not working from home, new case counts or no new case counts, masks or no …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 1 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the May 1 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 …
Read MoreBusiness Record 5-1-20
Events canceled because of COVID-19 hitting tourism, entertainment industry hard
Focus: Hospitality and Tourism
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