Archive for September 2021
The future of corporate culture
The needs for more talent and strategies to welcome, include and retain a diverse workforce have been top concerns for business leaders in the past few years. Then a global pandemic, remote working and a …
Read MoreDART considers alternative transit models as it looks to better meet community’s changing needs
A DART bus travels east away from downtown with the Des Moines skyline in the background. The transit agency is seeking public input on proposals to improve its service with recommendations going before the agency’s …
Read MoreNew communications manager for Food Bank of Iowa named
A former director of the Iowa State University News Service has been named the new communications manager of the Food Bank of Iowa. According to a news release, Annette Hacker began her new role with …
Read MoreIowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces more than $2.4M in federal grants available
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has announced three new funding opportunities to help put the state’s arts, culture, history and creative sectors back to work and to launch innovative programs in the humanities. In …
Read MoreWellmark Foundation awards nearly $675K across 29 small MATCH grants
The Wellmark Foundation has notified 29 Iowa organizations they will receive Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants totaling $674,664. The grantees are planning projects that can help individuals, families and communities achieve better health through built …
Read MoreMarketing: How is AI being used by marketers today?
Last week’s column explored some of the benefits of artificial intelligence when used in marketing and some of the reasons more marketers haven’t experimented with it, let alone adopt it.
But of course some have, …
Read MoreMary Lincoln’s USDA
“An American Marriage,” Michael Burlingame’s book about the tumultuous marriage of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, contains interesting insights into how Mary Lincoln profited from the creation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1862.
Before …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Des Moines apartment complex sold to North Dakota group
Jackson Crossing, a 244-unit complex at 100 Jackson Ave., (pictured) was purchased by …
Read MoreAdding some ‘PEP’ to multiemployer retirement plans
As a former military pilot, financial adviser Brian Thompson is accustomed to viewing the landscape from a 30,000-foot level. Now, he’s providing small-business clients in Iowa with a big-picture view of a new approach to …
Read MoreUpdated rendering released of KeeTown Loop in Waukee
An updated rendering of KeeTown Loop looking northwest from Ashworth Road and Grand Prairie Parkway. Rendering by OPN Architects
Backers of KeeTown Loop, a $100 million entertainment district in Waukee, this week released updated architectural …
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