Archive for September 2021
Budgeting: Prioritize technology
BY DENNY FISHER, Chief Client Experience Officer, ACS
It’s that time of the year again, budget season. With the end of 2021 fast approaching, your team is rapidly closing out IT projects and initiatives and …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: This local journalist studied other locally owned newsrooms. Here’s what he found.
It probably isn’t a surprise that as the editor of a locally owned publication, I believe strongly in how locally owned media organizations make an impact in their communities. But it’s not just journalism gurus …
Read MoreCOVID-19 relief funds approved for six Iowa trail projects
The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $5 million in COVID-19 Relief Recreational Trails Program funding for six projects statewide. The funding is from the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, and partially offsets …
Read MoreD.M.-area communities see increase in homebuilding permits
Residential building permits valued at more than $82.9 million were issued in August by communities in the Des Moines area. To view a monthly breakdown of residential building permits issued by community and the value …
Read MoreHNI downgrades profit expectations amid worker, supply shortage
Des Moines Register: Executives at furniture manufacturer HNI Corp. said they couldn’t hire enough workers or get enough supplies at a low enough price this summer, leading the company to earn less money than leaders hoped. …
Read MoreAxne failed to disclose up to $645,000 in stock trades, government watchdog says
Des Moines Register: U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne failed to properly disclose between about $43,000 and $645,000 in stock trades, a nonpartisan government oversight group said Wednesday. The Campaign Legal Center accused Axne, Iowa’s lone Democrat in …
Read MoreGrassley to seek reelection for eighth term in U.S. Senate
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa’s longest-serving U.S. senator, announced today he will seek reelection to an eighth term. Grassley, 88, a Butler County family farmer from New Hartford, made the announcement at 4 …
Read MoreBarry Diller’s IAC in talks to buy Meredith
Wall Street Journal: IAC/InterActiveCorp. is in advanced talks to acquire Des Moines-based magazine publisher Meredith Corp., owner of brands including People and Better Homes & Gardens, according to people familiar with the situation, in an effort …
Read MoreBroadlawns offers top job to California hospital executive
The Broadlawns Medical Center board of trustees voted Thursday evening to extend an offer to Anthony Coleman to be the hospital’s new president and CEO.
Coleman, who is currently vice president of operations support and assistant hospital administrator …
Read MoreFood Bank of Iowa awards $20,000 to ISU food pantry to add cold storage
Food Bank of Iowa has awarded a $20,000 grant to Iowa State University’s student food pantry, SHOP – Students Helping Our Peers. The grant will be used for new cold storage and freezer space, expanding …
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