Archive for August 2020
Eastern Iowa damage adding up, but estimates elusive
Corridor Business Journal: Cleanup and repair costs to local governments in eastern Iowa after the devastating Aug. 10 derecho will easily run into tens of millions. Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said that as of …
Read MoreD.M.-area cinemas reopening in time for the pandemic era’s first blockbuster release
Des Moines Register: Theaters are reopening in the Des Moines metro area in time to showcase the much-buzzed-about spy thriller “Tenet,” the first new blockbuster since the pandemic temporarily darkened movie screens in March. Several movie …
Read MoreAlliant Energy grants $250,000 for low-income homeowners to fund electrical repairs
Alliant Energy and community partners have launched “Project ReConnect,” a program to fund electrical repairs that will allow power to be restored following the Aug. 10 derecho. As power restores to communities, Alliant reports many …
Read MoreIowa ABI to host virtual USMCA trade forum on Sept. 1
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry will host Gov. Kim Reynolds and officials from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Department of Commerce in a digital panel discussion on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) on …
Read MoreSEC adopts amendments to modernize Reg S-K reporting by public companies
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it voted to adopt amendments aimed at modernizing public company disclosure rules, the first significant changes in Regulation S-K in more than 30 years. The changes affect the …
Read MoreNewton housing project recognized with national award
The Hotel Maytag Apartments in Newton is a 2020 recipient of the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award in the Historic Preservation category. Photo special to the Business Record
The Hotel Maytag Apartments in Newton …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: The pandemic’s residual impact on business
I serve on the Downtown Chamber’s marketing committee and recently started writing a twice-monthly column for one of its newsletters. I’ll share some of the relevant ones in the Business Record as well.
The other …
NOTEBOOK: After the derecho, the cavalry came riding in bucket trucks
Out and about in Ankeny a few days after the derecho hit, I noticed a number of crews in Carolina Power trucks around town working on restoring my neighbors’ electricity. Seeing folks from that far …
Read MoreElbert: Mary Trump’s book
Reasonable people who read Mary Trump’s book about her uncle Donald may come away with a strong sense of dread.
Her up-close and personal view of our 45th president paints a much darker picture than …
Read MoreMarketing: Where did your confidence go?
If there has ever been a year when our confidence has taken a knock to the chin, it’s 2020. If you are like most marketers, January and February gave every indication that 2020 was going …
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