Archive for August 2020
NOTEBOOK: Streamline email clutter for a greener cyberspace
Four weeks after receiving it, I finally cracked open my July/August edition of Wired magazine. (You’d think I would be better with all my home time right now.)
Although Wired dedicated plenty of space to …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: A look back to 1998: Renaming downtown building after civil rights activist Edna Griffin
For a recent cover story in the Business Record, Kathy Bolten told the story of the Edna Griffin Building named after Edna Mae Griffin, who took a stand against injustice and was widely recognized for …
Read MoreProviding workforce housing in Pella
Pella, Iowa – The housing report confirmed what most in this Marion County community already knew: Thousands of people travel to the city each workday to jobs in manufacturing plants, educational institutions, medical facilities, grocery …
Read MoreHunger Challenges Exposed by the Pandemic
“Without food, you don’t have anything.” Tara, 43, of Des Moines.
Tara, who lives with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, an inherited connective tissue disorder that has left her unable to work, has been receiving help from …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Dubuque-based credit union plans branch in Grimes
Dupaco Community Credit Union plans to open a branch in Grimes. The City Council in July approved a site plan for the project. Architectural rendering by Shive Hattery Inc.
Dupaco Community Credit Union, with offices …
Read MoreKum & Go planned for Bondurant; development among 14 new projects issued building permits in July
A Kum & Go convenience store is planned at 3015 Oxbow Court S.W. in Bondurant. Architectural rendering by BRR Architecture Inc.
A new Kum & Go convenience store with a Go Fresh Market is expected …
Read MoreProposed Waukee entertainment district grows in size, value
The Quarter, an entertainment district proposed in Waukee, has grown in size and value. Proposed site plan by Confluence
An ambitious proposal to develop an entertainment district in Waukee has grown in size and value and…Read MoreIowa attorney general says cosmetology college still out of line
Des Moines Register: An Iowa cosmetology college’s questionable handling of student loans over the past four years has drawn student complaints, lawsuits and federal and state oversight. Now, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s office is seeking …
Read MoreExtent of agriculture damage from storms still unknown
What looked to be a promising year for crops across Iowa is now an entirely different picture. Gov. Kim Reynolds said 10 million crop acres were affected by the storms at a press conference this …
Read MoreUrbandale begins storm debris collection
The city of Urbandale is beginning free curbside collection of storm-related tree damage immediately. Urbandale asks that residents place materials at their curb before Monday, Aug. 17. More information about the collection is available online.…
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