Archive for June 2021
Council advances plans for $109M FedEx distribution center in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved the city’s standard tax incentives for FedEx to build a massive $108.6 million warehouse and distribution center that will create 434 mostly part-time jobs — …
Read MoreMarketing: Is it me?
I want to take a slight departure from my usual marketing tips this week and address an issue creating havoc in just about every business in the country. It affects your capacity to serve your …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Changing sides
Republicans and Democrats have their symbols mixed up.
For most of my life, Democrats revered our seventh president, Andrew Jackson, while Republicans cast Abraham Lincoln as their preferred role model.
Today, it makes more sense …
Read MoreNurses on demand
One year ago Dr. Joel Ward recalled standing on a hospital floor unit, watching his colleagues at MercyOne Medical Center endure the height of the COVID-19 emergency in health care.
“You know practically everybody …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Sam Eathington
At the research and development departments at Corteva Agriscience, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Sam Eathington is turning to his career experience to help guide the next few decades of developing and launching …
Read MoreMore mobile, convenient eating and shopping options here to stay
By summer’s end, Michael Whalen’s Heart of America Group plans to open Hyper Energy Bars in three Des Moines suburbs: Grimes, Waukee and West Des Moines.
The coffee and energy drink bar will only have …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week ending June 20
Ashley Rottinghaus
Midwest Heritage
Hired as Hy-Vee private banker
arottinghaus@mhbank.com
Noah Koch
Graham Construction Company
Hired as project engineer
nkoch@grahamconstruction.com
Sarah Miller
Performance Marketing
Promoted to president
sarahm@performancemarketing.com
Jake Smith
LBS
Hired …
Read MoreTesting the sun
Next to Alliant Energy’s generating station in Marshalltown, the utility company has been testing new technology with the goal of building on its Clean Energy Blueprint to provide more sustainable and renewable energy to its …
Read MoreBusiness Record 6-25-21
PROJECT UPDATE: Hotel project ‘slowly moving forward,’ according to developer
The pandemic prompted Des Moines developer Jake Christensen to slow down plans to restore property at 2525 Grand Ave. to its original use as hotel. Architectural rendering by Slingshot Architecture
What: Renovation of former motor lodge-turned-apartments back …
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