Archive for March 2021
United Way of Central Iowa’s Buck announces her retirement
Elisabeth Buck, who has served as president of the United Way of Central Iowa since 2017, will retire in July, the organization announced this afternoon.
Buck joined United Way of Central Iowa in 2011 as chief …
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Toymaker’s ‘My Home Office’ lands ‘somewhere between dark satire and meme’
One of my favorite business article bookmarks is Marker, a site that bills itself as “pop business for the intelligent reader.” Today on Marker the top story happened to be contributor Rob Walker’s Object of the …
Read MoreOnline learning could cost D.M. superintendent his license
Des Moines Register: The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners could strip Des Moines Superintendent Tom Ahart of his administrator’s license following several complaints about the district’s online learning. The complaints stem from Des Moines school officials’ …
Read MoreEveryStep campaign exceeds $3.5M goal for Kavanaugh House on 56th renovations
EveryStep announced it has reached its capital campaign goal to fund renovations at the Kavanagh House on 56th Street hospice home in Des Moines. Renovation work will begin in April and continue into the fall. In …
Read MoreGoogle Fiber opening office in Valley Junction
Google Fiber Inc., a fiber optic broadband internet service that provides high-speed connectivity, is opening an office and retail store in West Des Moines’ Valley Junction. Google Fiber, a sister company to Google LLC, will be located in …
Read MoreDSM airport, Exemplar partner to begin on-site COVID-19 testing
Three COVID-19 tests are now available for travelers on-site at Des Moines International Airport beginning today. Photo by Duane Tinkey.
Travelers passing through Des Moines International Airport will be able to receive three different types of …
Read MoreMcLellan: Are all of your clients the same?
I can’t imagine a business that would answer yes to that question. Even if they all come from the same industry, our clients are still quite different and are looking to us to solve specific …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: The pandemic, politics and Iowa’s urban-rural divide
The gap between urban and rural Iowa has widened markedly in recent years.
Iowa State University economist David Swenson explored one aspect of the divide last year when he compared employment growth in urban …
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