Archive for March 2021
Hy-Vee awards $15,000 to 15 Central Iowa schools
Fifteen schools across the Des Moines metro area received $1,000 each as part of Hy-Vee’s Fuel Your School sweepstakes, which distributed $75,000 to 55 schools across eight states this year, Hy-Vee announced on Friday. Held …
Read MoreDwolla names Mastercard’s Glaser as its new president, COO
Des Moines-based payments platform Dwolla announced today that Dave Glaser has been appointed president and chief operating officer, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the enterprise payments space. Glaser’s first day with Dwolla was Monday.…
Read MoreThe Garden announces plans to open restaurant, show lounge at East Village site
Des Moines Register: The Garden Nightclub is teasing plans on Facebook for what it says is its new East Village location. Des Moines’ oldest LGBTQ-friendly dance club left its longtime home at the end of 2020 …
Read MorePublic input sought on transportation project priorities
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is asking area residents to share their input on which local transportation projects they would like to see funded. According to a news release, 28 projects are under …
Read More$2.7 million in improvements planned at MacRae Park in Des Moines
More than $2.7 million in improvements to MacRae Park, a 100-year-old park that overlooks the Raccoon River and downtown Des Moines, were approved Monday by the City Council. The park is located at 1021 Davis …
Read MoreCasey’s continues to do well during pandemic
Casey’s General Store Inc., in the third quarter that ended Jan. 31, had diluted earnings per share of $1.04, a 14% increase from 91 cents a year ago, the company reported. In addition, inside same-store …
Read MoreWhat did and didn’t survive the Legislature’s first funnel week
As the Iowa Legislature enters the second half of the 2021 session, we wanted to take a quick look at those bills that affect the business community and what progress, if any, they have made …
Read MoreFood Bank of Iowa, Amazon forge food rescue partnership
The Food Bank of Iowa is partnering with Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Bondurant to rescue food that is unsaleable but otherwise safe for human consumption.
The first food rescue donation from Amazon, valued at …
Large investor opposes FBL Financial Group’s bid to take company private
One of FBL Financial Group’s largest shareholders, New York-based Capital Returns Management LLC, is contesting FBL’s proposed merger and buyout offer to take itself private, saying the share price it’s offering to its unaffiliated shareholders …
Read MoreUrbandale library to host virtual presentation about Iowan Ruth Sayre
The Urbandale Public Library will host “First Lady of the Farm,” about Iowa native Ruth Buxton Sayre, who was appointed to President Dwight Eisenhower’s agricultural policy committee and served as the president of the Associated …
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