Archive for December 2021
Serve Credit Union partners with FCT to offer trust and investment services
Serve Credit Union, a financial cooperative based in Urbandale, announced a new partnership with First Community Trust N.A. in Dubuque that will enable Serve Credit Union to offer trust services, investment management and retirement services to its members. …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: What you need to know about Little Village Des Moines and Raygun’s involvement in its launch
Mike Draper, owner of Raygun, is helping Little Village launch a Des Moines version of the weekly magazine focused on arts and culture. Photo contributed by Mike Draper
If all goes according to plan, Des Moines …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS:New York group buys Lodge of Ashworth property for $18.1 million
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2021 Leaders’ Survey responses on affordable housing
The Business Record began releasing results from the 2021 Leaders’ Survey in its Nov. 26 print edition. The annual survey asks business leaders to share what they feel are some of the top issues affecting businesses in …
Read MoreHubbell sells Bridge District apartment buildings for $51.8 million
Verve, left, a 128-unit apartment high rise at 225 E. Center St. in Des Moines, and Velocity, a 115-unit apartment building at 200 Des Moines St., have been sold to out-of-state investors. Photos courtesy Polk County …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The bet behind electrifying the heartland for EVs
With the fuel and horsepower of the federal infrastructure bill, a coalition of private companies, nonprofits and government agencies is trying to bring more electric vehicle chargers into rural areas. This Wall Street Journal article tells the …
Read MoreLinn County pays more than half a million to former deputy in harassment case
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Linn County and its sheriff’s office are paying a former deputy and his lawyers over half a million dollars to settle his assertions that fellow deputies belittled him for taking leave to help …
Read MoreD.M. surgeon accused of inflicting vulgar insults, crude sex talk on women in office
Des Moines Register: Des Moines plastic surgeon Ronald Bergman has routinely subjected female employees and a colleague to vulgar insults and sexual boasts, according to three lawsuits filed in the past two years. Bergman, 72, has …
Read MoreAmes Economic Development Commission to conduct laborshed employment survey
The Ames Economic Development Commission is conducting a laborshed employment survey for Story and Boone counties to better define where the area’s workforce lives. The study, being done in partnership with Iowa Workforce Development and …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Year-end wrap-up
The last day of 2021 is a good time to dig into my ideas file and pull out a couple of Cliffs Notes versions.
One story I’ve wanted to write for some time is …
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