Archive for February 2021
‘Bathroom bill’ draws concern from Iowa business leaders
Des Moines Register: When North Carolina lawmakers in 2016 adopted a law that barred transgendered people from using bathrooms in public facilities that corresponded with their gender identification, the backlash against the state was swift. Now, …
Read MoreFeng to lead faculty development, DEI for Grinnell College
Grinnell College has named Jin Feng as associate dean for faculty development and diversity, equity and inclusion, effective July 1. Feng joined Grinnell College in 2001 and is currently professor of Chinese and Japanese and the Orville …
Read More$3M awarded in Career Academy Incentive Fund grants to expand workforce training
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today awarded three $1 million competitive grants through the new Career Academy Incentive Fund. The grants are designed to help schools prepare more high school students …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: We were curious, so we asked
As reporters, our job is to ask questions, right?
We ask questions for a variety of reasons. We want to learn more about a topic so we can better explain it to our audience. Sometimes …
Community Leadership Program nominations open
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is now accepting nominations for the Community Leadership Program Class of 2022. The Community Leadership Program prepares leaders from across Greater Des Moines to be effective stewards for the …
Read MoreRally Against Cancer raises record $356,000
John Stoddard Cancer Center’s 21st annual Rally Against Cancer, presented by Professional Solutions Insurance Co., announced that the 2021 event raised a record $356,000 in net proceeds. The money raised will benefit patients and families at John …
Read MoreSBA Iowa District to host webinars on Black entrepreneurship in Iowa
The SBA’s Iowa District Office is hosting a webinar series during Black History Month highlighting Black entrepreneurship in Iowa, the SBA announced. The webinars are being held via Microsoft Teams on Feb. 23, regarding best …
Read MoreIn patent battle over planter, Iowa-based Kinze accuses Deere of ‘unlawful monopoly’
Des Moines Register: Kinze Manufacturing is accusing Deere & Co. of operating an “unlawful monopoly” as the two agricultural equipment makers tangle over a patent dispute. Responding to a lawsuit from Deere that could block it …
Read MoreIowa bill to boost biofuels pits retailers against ag groups
Des Moines Register: Some powerful industries have begun battling over Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to set a renewable fuel standard in Iowa, a move that would require retailers to offer motor fuel with higher levels of …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: 22 books on white privilege and race that will show you what’s really happening in America
The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police last summer launched a reckoning that caused many people, institutions and businesses to look within to create a better understanding of the inequities that exist in this …
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