Archive for January 2021
Iowa benefits from migration away from cities, U-Haul says
Corridor Business Journal: Iowa appears to be among the states benefiting from a trend of do-it-yourself movers leaving densely populated U.S. areas amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new U-Haul report analyzing migration trends from …
Read MoreApplications open for Dupaco foundation scholarships
Dupaco Credit Union announced that applications for the 2021 Dupaco R.W. Hoefer Foundation College Scholarship Program are now available. The scholarship program awards a total of $40,000 to 20 first-time incoming students within two different …
Read MoreDART, Newbury Living partner for free access for senior living residents
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has added Newbury Living as an unlimited access partner, allowing select Newbury Living residents to ride DART for free. According to a news release, all residents of Elsie …
Read MoreDes Moines Flying Service acquired by Muncie Aviation Co.
Muncie Aviation Co., based in Muncie, Ind., announced it has acquired Des Moines Flying Service, a general aviation sales and service company that has operated in Des Moines for more than eight decades. Terms of the transaction, …
Read MoreIowa sees 15% spike in unemployment claims filed last week
The number of Iowans filing weekly unemployment claims climbed to 52,137 in the week that ended on Saturday, a 15% increase from the previous week, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.
A year ago, 39,135 Iowans …
VIDEO: What roles do businesses play in fostering civility?
The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday is of deep civic importance and ultimately affects our economy and business climate, we wrote in a letter yesterday. As business leaders consider their role in fostering civility, …
Read More2021 Book of Lists
Book of Lists
Published annually in January, the Des Moines Business Record’s Book of Lists is the definitive resource guide for business professionals in the Central Iowa area. The book includes more than 70 lists covering …
Read MoreMarketing: Share of search
Digital marketers have long employed online search to predict how consumers will behave in the short term – will they take action in the next few minutes, hours or days. Campaigns have most often been …
Read MoreElbert: The future of food
To Iowans it often appears that modern agriculture is built around four commodities – corn, soybeans, hogs and cattle – although that may be changing.
To be sure, there are reasons Iowa became a focal …
Read MoreStock Watch 2020
What a ride 2020 has been. The year started and ended on a bull run, but it was the events in between that shaped 2020: a global pandemic, spiking unemployment, monetary and fiscal stimulus from …
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