Archive for September 2021
Envision Iowa: The Future of Economic Development in Iowa
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The case for a robust attack on the tax gap
Some individuals among America’s super-wealthy are serious tax scofflaws, a high-ranking Treasury Department official said this week. As MarketWatch reported, a U.S. Treasury article makes the case for increased funding for the Internal Revenue Service to step …
Read MoreBiden to issue federal vaccination order
Washington Post: President Biden is expected to sign an executive order later today that would require all federal employees to be vaccinated without an option for testing. The move would affect more than two million federal …
Read MoreEconomists downgrade forecasts for September
Wall Street Journal: This isn’t the September economists were predicting. Earlier this year, many of them saw this month as the moment when the economic recovery would kick into high gear. Vaccines would ease labor shortages. Schools …
Read MoreAmazon to cover 100% of college tuition for hourly U.S. workers
CNBC: E-commerce giant Amazon Inc. today announced it will offer to pay 100% of college tuition for its 750,000 hourly employees located in the U.S. Amazon, which has several distribution centers and delivery stations in Iowa, …
Read MoreCostco site plan approved by Ankeny commission
The site plan for Costco, a members-only big box retail store proposed on nearly 21 acres north of Northeast 36th Street and east of Interstate Highway 35 in Ankeny, was approved Wednesday by Ankeny’s Plan and Zoning …
Read MoreLenderClose expands West Des Moines HQ space for growth
LenderClose Inc., a real estate and home equity lending technology company, announced it has doubled its workspace square footage at its West Des Moines headquarters to accommodate current and future growth. By increasing the size of the workplace …
Read MoreOffer accepted for purchase of Historic Firehouse No. 1, sale contingent on City Council approval
A buyer has been found for the historic Firehouse No. 1 campus at Ninth and Mulberry streets with an offer being accepted from Matt Abbott, owner of Abbott Properties, Abbott Events and Abbott Hospitality Group.…
Read MoreBusiness Record 9-10-21
Cover story: Adding some ‘PEP’ to multiemployer retirement plans
Focus: HR Trends: Employee Benefits
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…Read MoreOn The Move: Week ending September 5
Melissa McCarroll
Trilix
Hired as account manager
mmccarroll@trilix.com
PJ Myers
Trilix
Hired as copy editor
pjmyers@trilix.com
Brandon R. Underwood
Fredrikson & Byron
Promoted to shareholder
bunderwood@fredlaw.com
Jackson O’Brien
BrownWinick Law Firm
Hired as associate attorney…
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