Archive for February 2021
BAE Systems awarded $247 million contract from Space Force for work in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette: BAE Systems received a $247 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to build GPS chips and receivers in Cedar Rapids, the company said in a news release. The United Kingdom-based company will …
Read MoreFDIC names first chief innovation officer
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. announced it has named Sultan Meghji as the agency’s first chief innovation officer, charged with leading the FDIC’s efforts to promote the adoption of innovative technologies across the financial services sector. Meghji …
Read MoreSlate of speakers announced for virtual Business Analytics Symposium
The annual Business Analytics Symposium, hosted by the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University, will return this year as a virtual event on April 6 and 7 (half-day each day). Now in …
Read MoreJohnston vying for state funding program with $123.7 million redevelopment project
A 212,400-square-foot athletic facility would be the centerpiece of a recreational complex planned in Johnston, west of Merle Hay Road. Architectural rendering provided by city of Johnston
The city of Johnston has joined the growing list …
Read MorePartnership’s policy forum focuses on child care challenges
The struggles of child care in Iowa and bills circulating through the Legislature to address those challenges were the focus of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s first public policy forum Tuesday.
The discussion, the first …
On Leadership: Leading with positivity in 2021
Last month I reached out to some Des Moines leaders to ask what issues were top of mind as they entered 2021. A theme quickly emerged: Many said leading their teams with optimism and positivity …
Read MoreNotebook: Western Governors University seeks to fill workforce education gaps in Iowa
Angie Besendorfer, the Midwest regional vice president for Western Governors University, visited Iowa recently and I took her up on an invitation to sit down in person for coffee — rather than another Zoom meeting …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: New York man sees problem, finds solution
The proverb “necessity is the mother of invention” has been bandied about for centuries. When there’s a need, the saying goes, someone usually finds a solution. There’s been a lot of need this past year, …
Read MoreUnemployment back pay faces further delays for some
Des Moines Register: Some Iowans will not immediately get all of the unemployment benefits owed to them when long-delayed federal jobless funds begin reaching recipients next week, Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend said Tuesday. After …
Read MoreIowa electric co-ops report service disruptions affecting 1,805 Tuesday morning
Local electric cooperatives in western and north-central Iowa reported temporary service disruptions affecting 1,805 residents this week to protect the electric grid, after one regional transmission organization issued emergency energy orders to utilities across several …
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