Archive for September 2020
Collins Aerospace parent Raytheon Technologies plans to cut more than 15,000 jobs
Cedar Rapids Gazette: With the coronavirus pandemic deeply cutting into commercial aerospace business for the past six months, Raytheon Technologies, parent company of Collins Aerospace, intends to cut more than 15,000 jobs, including 12% of Collins …
Read MoreLawsuit: Iowa court debt collected illegally, with millions routed to private firm
Iowa Capital Dispatch: A federal lawsuit alleges that the debt-collection company hired by the Iowa Judicial Branch has been paid millions of dollars in fees while violating state and federal laws through deceptive, high-pressure tactics. The …
Read MoreKum & Go owners bid for $100 million Italian soccer team, report says
Des Moines Register: As they seek investors to build a Des Moines soccer stadium, the owners of Kum & Go have made an eight-figure bid to purchase an Italian professional team, the Financial Times reported Monday. …
Read MoreThe Iowa Center launches two new financial literacy programs
The Iowa Center is launching two new financial literacy programs to address a problem presented by the pandemic: Many small business owners, especially people of color, were denied financial assistance because they lacked the necessary …
Read MoreIPR’s Myrna Johnson joins NPR board of directors
NPR announced this week the election of IPR’s Executive Director Myrna Johnson to the NPR board of directors. Johnson will serve a three-year term beginning in November 2020. NPR’s 23-member board of directors comprises 12 …
Read MoreUnityPoint Health is fourth Iowa entity to be affected in Blackbaud ransomware attack
More than 27,000 people have been contacted after UnityPoint Health was affected by a ransomware attack against third-party vendor Blackbaud, a cloud-based provider of fundraising and finance services for education and nonprofit entities, reports KCCI. The …
Read MoreHow did broadband companies meet the need for economic assistance?
As broadband providers watched in late spring, the needs of Iowans evolved rapidly, representatives at Mediacom and Minburn Communications said this summer.
Both companies saw an almost immediate shift in peak activity by residential users …
Read MoreHow did broadband companies meet the need for economic assistance?
As broadband providers watched in late spring, the needs of Iowans evolved rapidly, representatives at Mediacom and Minburn Communications said this summer.
Both companies saw an almost immediate shift in peak activity by residential users …
Read MoreCorrigan looks to the past to lead Water Works through the pandemic
When Ted Corrigan was named CEO and general manager of Des Moines Water Works in June, he stepped into familiar territory. Corrigan has been with the agency for 30 years and has served as staff …
Read MoreCorrespondence between city, parking garage developer grew contentious, documents show
Above: Work continued Tuesday on a parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street in downtown Des Moines. On Monday, Bankers Trust Co. filed a foreclosure petition on the property. Photo by John Retzlaff Below: …
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