Archive for September 2020
White House again urges mask mandate, bar closures to fight coronavirus in Iowa
Des Moines Register: The latest report from the White House coronavirus task force recommended requiring Iowans to wear masks in cities and counties where students or teachers in kindergarten through high school have been infected. …
Read MoreChildServe names new director of gift planning
ChildServe announced that Colleen Rogers Messenger has joined its foundation as the director of gift planning. In a news release, ChildServe said Messenger will help with ChildServe’s major gift initiatives, increase commitments to its endowments …
Read MoreISU fall enrollment dips, but first-year retention shows resilience
Iowa State enrollment for the 2020 fall semester is down 1,566 students from last year, with a surprisingly high one-year retention rate of 88.5% of first-year students returning for a second year amid the pandemic, …
Read MoreEmployer survey: Salary freezes will be common in 2021; majority maintaining health benefits
COVID-19 and the economic downturn have forced U.S. employers to examine cuts in compensation and benefits that were considered unthinkable at the beginning of the year, according to Gallagher’s 2020 Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey.…
Read MoreBusiness Record 9-11-20
ON-DEMAND EVENT: How to Disruption-Proof Des Moines
On Sept. 9, the Business Record hosted a Power Breakfast titled Disruption-Proofing Des Moines’ Economy. The coronavirus pandemic has drastically shifted the economy, and with it views of how communities and states should shift regional plans …
Read MoreCasey’s first-quarter results includes 40% increase in diluted earnings
The pandemic continues to affect vehicle fuel consumption, with consumers purchasing fewer gallons than they did a year ago, Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores Inc.’s quarterly earnings report shows.
During the first quarter that ended on …
High Trestle Trail projects, others, awarded funding from state trails program
The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $1 million for five recreational trail projects across the state, including two involving Central Iowa’s popular High Trestle Trail. The funding comes from the State Recreational Trails Program, created …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines Partnership’s virtual DMDC series begins next week
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is holding a series of events beginning next week to replace its annual advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., in May, which was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to …
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