Archive for January 2021
Catch of the day
If you want fresh seafood, where do you go? Iowa, of course.
Iowa is best known for growing corn and soybeans and raising hogs. But there’s a new kid knocking on the barn door if …
Read MoreBusiness Record names Community Foundation’s Jones-Weber as Deloitte CFO of the Year
Growing up in Des Moines, Karla Jones-Weber would spend after-school time at her parents’ business, helping with simple bookkeeping tasks beginning when she was about 10. She quickly discovered that she enjoyed accounting, and after …
Read MoreRepublican Adrian Dickey wins Miller-Meeks’ seat in the Iowa Senate
Des Moines Register: A Republican from Packwood won Tuesday’s special election to fill a vacant state senate seat in southeast Iowa. Adrian Dickey will represent Senate District 41, filling a vacancy left by U.S. Rep. Mariannette …
Read MoreIowa community college enrollment drops, tuition swells
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Costs across Iowa’s 15 community colleges are rising, while total enrollment is falling — just like at their public and private higher education peers across the state. A new 2020 Condition of Community …
Read MoreFeb. 13: 2021 Nonprofit Board of Directors Legal Compliance Training
Host: Iowa Legal Aid
About: Join Iowa Legal Aid’s Community Economic Development Project for a free, virtual legal compliance training for nonprofit boards of directors. Attendees will come away with practical knowledge about how to …
Des Moines Public Library launches limited reopening plan
The Des Moines Public Library has reopened all of its locations for limited browsing, public computer use and additional in-person services, as of 1 p.m. today. The library said this phase of reopening, called DMPL …
Read MoreIowa lawmakers advance bill to eliminate tenure
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A bill to end tenure at Iowa’s public universities advanced out of an education subcommittee Tuesday, despite pushback from Board of Regents lobbyists and opposition from economic and industry associations — like those …
Read MoreServe Credit Union partners with Banzai to offer financial literacy education
Serve Credit Union is bringing financial literacy education to more than 800 students and residents in Polk County, through a partnership with Banzai. Students at seven schools and the surrounding community will now have free access …
Read MoreIowa Renewable Fuels Association calls on Iowa lawmakers to increase investment in biofuels infrastructure
Monte Shaw, the executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, called on the Legislature to increase funding for the state’s biofuel industry, saying the industry just went through a “triple whammy” of Renewable Fuel …
Read MoreGuest opinion: It’s time we share the rest of the story
Submitted by: Carl Voss, Des Moines City Council; Emily Webb, Broadlawns board of trustees; Eric Burmeister, executive director, Polk County Housing Trust Fund; Leah Rudolphi, Des Moines community volunteer; Matt Unger, CEO, DMARC; Tim Lane, Iowa …
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