Archive for January 2021
IWD provides update on extended federal unemployment benefits
Iowa Workforce Development released guidance today for several federal unemployment assistance programs that were extended recently by Congress. As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into law on Dec. 27, Congress reauthorized and extended the Pandemic …
Read MoreFarm Bureau, FBL Financial Group reach $528M deal to take company private
Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. and FBL Financial Group today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement under which Farm Bureau Property & Casualty (FBPCIC) will acquire all of the outstanding shares …
Read MoreUrban Dreams receives $30,000 grant from Bank of America
Urban Dreams, a nonprofit that serves Des Moines’ inner city and Central Iowa with a wide range of human service programs,announced it has received critical support from Bank of America through a $30,000 grant. The …
Read MoreKemin launches digital platform for animal nutrition sales in China
Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer with headquarters in Des Moines, has partnered with Zhuyi Mall to launch its e-commerce business for millions of pig farmers in China. Introducing an online business platform is part of …
Read MoreMaria Corona named executive director of the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence has named Maria Corona as its new executive director. Before joining ICADV, Corona was awarded the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation HealthConnect Fellowship to support her dissertation project. Corona worked as a research …
Read MoreCourt papers: Des Moines offers to buy parking garage property in foreclosure
The parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street in September 2020. Business Record file photo.
The city of Des Moines would buy a recently completed parking garage at Fifth Avenue and Walnut Street for about …
Read More$284B second round of PPP lending to begin next week
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program will reopen the week of Jan. 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote …
Read MoreIowa packaging firm partners with Pfizer to create band for vaccine distribution
Distribution workers use the central clear, ultrasonic band to package and transport Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses. Photo contributed by RMH Systems Inc./Felins.
A Waukee-based packaging design firm is watching its own product deliver Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine …
Read MorePleasant Hill issues record number of building permits in 2020
The city of Pleasant Hill in 2020 issued 218 buildings permits valued at $60.5 million, both records for the eastern Polk County community. Previous records were set in 2006 when 196 permits were issued and …
Read MoreDMARC Food Pantry Network assists 13,000 first-time pantry users in 2020
In 2020, the DMARC Food Pantry Network assisted more than 13,000 people who used a DMARC food pantry for the first time ever, nearly 1 in 4 of all unique individuals assisted by the DMARC Food Pantry …
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