Archive for November 2021
Children’s Cancer Connection moving to Johnston
Children’s Cancer Connection announced today that it will move to a new space in Johnston early next year, and will be named the Jeff and Deb Hansen Home for Home. The current facility is at …
Read MoreLocal philanthropy awardees honored today
The Central Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Philanthropy Awards today honored award recipients that exemplify generosity, commitment and determination that enhance the lives of countless Iowans. The honorees were recognized at the …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week ending November 14
Joy Greer
United Way of Central Iowa
Hired as CIRCA program manager
joy@centraliowaworks.com
Nicole Shalla
United Way of Central Iowa
Hired as grants director
nicole.shalla@unitedwaydm.org
BreeAnn Fredregill
Lincoln Savings Bank
Hired as universal banker
breeann.fredregill@mylsb.com…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Could your office use some ‘sonic ambience’?
Working on a hybrid schedule, many folks may find their office, whether that’s at home or at their workplace, a bit quieter these days — perhaps too quiet. Here’s an intriguing piece from Fast Company that looks …
Read MoreDes Moines area may receive up to 1,300 Afghans for resettlement
Radio Iowa: Officials say as many as 1,300 Afghans who were evacuated from their Asian homeland this summer could be relocated to Central Iowa by June 2022. Three weeks ago, the Pentagon announced nearly 6,700 Afghans …
Read MoreRussell to leave Iowa IPL to join Biden administration
Matt Russell, the executive director of Iowa Interfaith Power and Light’s board of directors, will be stepping down at the end of this month to join the Biden administration. According to a news release, Russell …
Read MoreIowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3.9% in October
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9% in October, down from 4% percent in September and 4.2 percent one year ago, Iowa Workforce Development announced today. The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 64,700 in …
Read MoreTechnology Association of Iowa releases 2022 legislative priorities
The Technology Association of Iowa released Wednesday the following legislative priorities for 2022:
Survey: Inflation and market volatility among top concerns of U.S. investors
Nearly three-quarters of American investors (73%) are very or somewhat worried about inflation affecting their retirement, according to a new survey from F&G, a Des Moines-based annuity and life insurance company. The company’s second annual Risk …
Read More‘It’s pretty cool,’ says developer about views from new Des Moines development
Construction has begun on the first group of row houses that are planned on a hillside overlooking Gray’s Lake and the Raccoon River. Architectural rendering special to the Business Record
A little over a year ago, …
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