Archive for September 2021
El Salvador becomes first country to adopt Bitcoin as national currency
Wall Street Journal:The tiny and impoverished Central American nation became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday, allowing Salvadorans to use the cryptocurrency to buy a cup of …
Read MoreUnemployment benefits end for millions of Americans
CNBC: Enhanced federal unemployment insurance put in place during the coronavirus pandemic ended this weekend, after nearly a year and a half. That means some 9 million people will lose all benefits and another 3 …
Read MoreSecond in Partnership’s Supplier Diversity Small Business training series is Thursday
The second session of the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Supplier Diversity Small Business Track series is scheduled for Thursday, and will focus on becoming a certified targeted small business. The session will be conducted virtually, and feature …
Read MoreVermeer to host community open house of new Plant 7 on Sept. 11
Vermeer Corp. is hosting a public open house of its newest manufacturing space in Pella on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The nearly 500,000-square-foot Plant 7 was built following the company’s …
Read MoreDMACC receives state approval for additional transfer majors, programs
The Iowa Department of Education has approved eight new transfer majors at Des Moines Area Community College, as well as a new certificate program in acting and an associate’s degree in surgical technology, the college announced. Transfer …
Read MoreSBA backs 11 Central Iowa business loans for $5.7M in August
Eleven Central Iowa businesses received loans in August that were backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Those loans totaled $5,691,000.
The entities receiving those loans expect to create 57 new jobs and retain 19 …
Des Moines Performing Arts requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for staff, volunteers
Des Moines Register: Des Moines Performing Arts is requiring all of its staff and volunteers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the upcoming performance season, according to an email obtained by the Des Moines Register. Meanwhile, …
Read MoreChowBank acquired by MEANS Database
MEANS Database announced its acquisition of the Des Moines-based food rescue app ChowBank Sept. 1 at the World Food Prize Foundation’s Iowa Hunger Summit. MEANS, a nonprofit food rescue platform that started in Des Moines, …
Read MoreHubbell Realty’s Extreme Build begins Sept. 10
Hubbell Realty Co.’s fifth Extreme Build event is from Sept. 10 to 17 at Easterseals Iowa Camp Sunnyside, 401 N.E. 66th Ave. Hubbell employees and community volunteers will be building a 13,000-square-foot child development center …
Read MoreHNI to establish manufacturing plant in Mexico; pledges continued U.S. job growth
HNI Corp. announced it is opening a new office furniture manufacturing plant in Saltillo, Mexico. The facility will provide additional capacity to meet the Muscatine-based manufacturer’s increasing customer demand for office seating, HNI officials said in a …
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