Archive for February 2021
ONDEMAND: Power Breakfast – Disruptions in health care and what’s to come
Our health care systems have been facing disruption for years from insurance changes to access challenges to digital innovations. Then came a global pandemic, which saw the industry take the brunt of the challenges, including …
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Cover story: Construction of new apartments slowed in 2020
Focus: Building and Construction
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Read MoreConstruction of new apartments slowed in 2020
Construction of new apartment units in Greater Des Moines slowed in 2020 as developers paused to assess the pandemic’s effect on material costs and whether there was demand for new multifamily housing.
Just 1,084 new …
Read MoreIowa House Republicans seek to strengthen protections for mobile home park tenants
Des Moines Register: Iowa’s mobile home park residents would receive more notice of upcoming rent increases and of a landlord’s decision not to renew a lease, as well as additional protections under a bill that a …
Read MoreState halts University of Iowa plans for new hospital in North Liberty
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Given fervent opposition to a proposed $230 million University of Iowa Health Care hospital in North Liberty — including the economic threat posed to community providers like Mercy Iowa City — the State …
Read MoreIowa artist Frantzen to speak at ISU; new exhibition open
Fine-art lectures are not an everyday occurrence at the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State, but an upcoming public art installation in the Gerdin Business Building will have everyone talking, including …
Read MoreU.S. Bank launches $25M microbusiness fund focused on women of color
U.S. Bank announced it has created a $25 million microbusiness fund focused on grants and investments in businesses owned by women of color. The new program is part of its U.S. Bank Access Commitment, which will …
Read MoreGuideOne officials make case for reorganizing as stock company
Iowa’s insurance commissioner on Wednesday heard testimony from GuideOne Mutual Insurance executives to consider the company’s application to reorganize from a domestic mutual insurance company to a stock insurance company.
The reorganization, which would be …
After years of lobbying, U.S. board agrees to change the name of Central Iowa creek
Ames Tribune: A creek that cuts through three Iowa counties — named after a slur used to refer to Indigenous women — officially has a new name. More than a year ago, the Story County Board …
Read MoreIowa State’s stadium pedestrian bridge project moves forward, awaits final approval
Des Moines Register: A $10 million pedestrian bridge project that would span the road east of Jack Trice Stadium was advanced today by an Iowa Board of Regents committee. The proposed quarter-mile-long elevated Gateway Bridge would …
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