Archive for December 2021
Business Record 12-31-21
2021: A look back
Editor’s note: Compiled by the Business Record staff, this list shows some of the top Iowa business news from this year. While comprehensive, there were far more events than we could include in one list.
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Read MoreMarketing: Peace
Given that it’s New Year’s Eve, I assume you’re not into deep thinking or reading anything too heavy, so I thought I would tell you what I’d get you as a holiday gift if I …
Read MoreJudge rejects Reynolds’ request to toss wrongful termination lawsuit
Des Moines Register: A wrongful termination lawsuit filed against Gov. Kim Reynolds can continue, a district judge ruled. Former Iowa Department of Public Health spokesperson Polly Carver-Kimm sued Reynolds and several other current and former state …
Read MoreReport: 10 largest global weather events of 2021 caused $170B in damage
Ten of this year’s most destructive weather events cost a combined $170 billion globally in damage, Digital Insurance reported. According to a new study by Christian Aid, a London-based relief agency, Hurricane Ida, a tropical storm that pummeled much …
Read MoreIowa GDP slows in Q3
Iowa’s gross domestic product grew by just 0.5% in the third quarter, a much slower rate of growth than in the second quarter when Iowa’s GDP grew by 7.7%, one of the strongest performances in …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: ONE GOOD READ – Small businesses struck by omicron face hard choices before holidays
Wall Street Journal: After nearly two years of dealing with worker shortages, pandemic restrictions and rising prices, many small businesses are suddenly facing a surge of employee illnesses from the omicron variant that is leading to some hard …
Read MoreAmazon reaches labor deal, giving workers more power to organize
New York Times: Amazon, which faces mounting scrutiny over worker rights, agreed to let its warehouse employees more easily organize in the workplace as part of a nationwide settlement with the National Labor Relations Board this …
Read MoreIowa House Democrats to offer tax-cutting plan of their own
Radio Iowa: The top Democrat in the Iowa House says it would be an extreme step to eliminate the state income tax — a move Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican legislators have said is their long-term …
Read MoreHy-Vee launching ship-to-home services
Hy-Vee Inc., the West Des Moines-based grocer with more than 285 retail stores in eight states, has launched two websites with ship-to-home services: Hy-VeeDeals.com and ShopPetShip.com. The websites will make a variety of bulk grocery products, home goods …
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