Archive for June 2021
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Tensions growing between motorized bicyclists and those who use pedal power
A few years ago, as my husband and I struggled to ride our bicycles up a hill on Decorah’s Trout Run Trail, we watched a woman (older than the two of us) scoot up the …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Tensions growing between motorized bicyclists and those who use pedal power
A few years ago, as my husband and I struggled to ride our bicycles up a hill on Decorah’s Trout Run Trail, we watched a woman (older than the two of us) scoot up the …
Read MoreIowa has fewest people hospitalized with COVID since April 2020
Des Moines Register: Iowa finished May with fewer than 100 people hospitalized with COVID-19, the lowest number in nearly 14 months, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. The number of people hospitalized with the …
Read MoreIowa tax collections spike as people start spending again
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The roller-coaster effects of Iowa’s COVID-19 pandemic are skewing state tax collections — but in a good way. After a period of economic shutdown intended to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus …
Read MoreDes Moines school board again rejects stadium bids, delays project
Des Moines Register: For the second time this year, the Des Moines school board rejected bids on its shared stadium project with Drake University during its meeting Tuesday night. The stadium is slated to be built …
Read MoreVolunteer Iowa announces $12.2M in funding for new program year
Volunteer Iowa has approved federal and state AmeriCorps funding that will leverage private and local funding for a total of $12.2 million in support of more than 700 AmeriCorps State members for the 2021-22 program …
Read MoreKemin breaks ground for $4.5M application solutions building
Kemin Industries Inc. on Tuesday celebrated the start of construction of the newest expansion to its Des Moines headquarters campus. The new facility, a $4.5 million investment by the global ingredients company, will provide a …
Read MoreFace-lift planned for Westowne Shopping Center in West Des Moines; a portion of the makeover is already underway
Construction of Apple data center set to start in 2022; other Des Moines-area data centers plan expansions
An architectural rendering of Apple’s planned data center in Waukee. The rendering was released in 2017. Apple Inc. is expected to begin construction of its $1.3 billion data center in Waukee in 2022,…Read More