Archive for February 2022
Des Moines Bridgestone plant cancels shifts amid cyberattack
Des Moines Register: Managers at the Bridgestone-Firestone tire factory just north of Des Moines sent workers home Sunday after learning that hackers may have compromised the international corporation’s data systems. Emily Weaver, director of communications for …
Read MoreAhart resigning as Des Moines schools superintendent after nearly a decade
Des Moines Register: Tom Ahart is leaving Des Moines Public Schools after nearly a decade as superintendent. He announced his decision at an 11 a.m. news conference. His resignation will be effective June 30. Ahart’s exit …
Read MoreEvery Woman Counts event returns after three-year hiatus, announces headlining speaker
Healthy Birth Day announced that the featured speaker for its Every Woman Counts event will be fitness guru and motivational coach Angela Manuel Davis. Davis is the co-founder and chief motivation officer for AARMY, an …
Read MoreCO-OP Financial Services rebrands as Co-op Solutions
CO-OP Financial Services, a California-based digital payments and technology company with operations in Greater Des Moines, announced it has rebranded as Co-op Solutions. The company’s rebranding, including a new name, corporate tagline and logo, represents Co-op’s ongoing …
Read MoreBusiness Roundtable study: International trade increasingly critical for American workers
One in every five jobs in the United States depended on international trade before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, and deepening trade ties can accelerate U.S. economic growth, support high-paying jobs and …
Read MoreHedge fund loses lawsuit in Lee Enterprises takeover fight
Associated Press: A judge has cleared the way for newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises to use a voting system that will ensure two longtime directors are reelected at next month’s annual meeting despite the objections of a …
Read MoreYWRC announces 2022 Louise Rosenfield Noun awardees
The Young Women’s Resource Center has announced that the recipients of the Louise Rosenfield Noun Impact Award and the Louise Rosenfield Noun Visionary Award are Sydney Moore and Renee Hardman, respectively. The Impact Award honors a Greater Des Moines …
Read MoreTreasury Department to host virtual roundtable on climate-transition financing
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced it will host a virtual roundtable, “The Climate Transition: Federal Policy and State and Local Government Best Practices,” on Thursday, March 3. The roundtable, co-hosted by the Treasury …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ Why offices are still empty
At last week’s Power Breakfast on the future of downtown, there was a theme that kept coming up: There aren’t as many workers in offices as there were pre-pandemic. Panelists talked about giving employees a …
Read MoreReport shows impact of franchising on Iowa economy
Corridor Business Journal: The International Franchise Association released its 2022 Franchising Economic Outlook showing the impact of franchising on the economy in Iowa. Nationally, franchising helped lead the economic recovery, and in Iowa, franchising employment grew …
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