Archive for February 2022
State looking at selling off Honey Creek Resort
Radio Iowa: The Iowa DNR is going to seek an appraisal and consider the sale of the Honey Creek Resort near Moravia. The contract with the management group that runs the state-owned resort is set to …
Read MoreIowa’s new anti-vaccine-mandate bill clears its first legislative test in hourslong hearing
Des Moines Register: Opponents of vaccination mandates crowded into a Capitol meeting room Thursday for several hours to support a bill that would widely ban vaccination and mask mandates at businesses, governmental entities and schools. The …
Read MoreNew leaders hired for Ingersoll, Grand avenues group
The Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand have hired new leaders: Lauren Kollauf is the nonprofit group’s new executive director, and Kjersten Walker is its new urban recreation district executive director. Kollauf replaces Kris Maggard, who …
Read MoreMPO seeking public input on regional transportation project proposals
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public input on which local transportation projects to fund in federal fiscal year 2026. According to a news release, there are 19 projects under consideration. They …
Read MoreBankers Trust announces commercial lending leadership changes
Bankers Trust has announced leadership updates within the bank’s Commercial Lending division. Mike Wilson (upper photo), chief lending officer, will retire at the end of the month, after five years with the bank and more than 30 …
Read More10th annual One Iowa LGBTQ Health and Wellness Conference to focus on holistic health
Ten years ago, affirming health care for LGBTQ Iowans could be hard to come by. Since then, several clinics focused on serving the LGBTQ population have opened across the state.
While there is now an …
USDA Rural Development seeks to beef up food supply chain capacity
When Lincoln Savings Bank decided it wanted to ramp up its USDA Rural Loans program, the bank recruited Randy Frescoln, who retired after a 30-year career with the U.S Department of Agriculture as Iowa’s business …
Read MoreUSDA Rural Development seeks to beef up food supply chain capacity
When Lincoln Savings Bank decided it wanted to ramp up its USDA Rural Loans program, the bank recruited Randy Frescoln, who retired after a 30-year career with the U.S Department of Agriculture as Iowa’s business …
Read MoreNorth Liberty Leader newspaper shuts down
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The final edition of the weekly North Liberty Leader was published today. Bob Woodward of Woodward Communications, which publishes the paper, said some of the factors that led to the decision was the …
Read MoreLayoffs announced as Iowa’s last greyhound track prepares to close in May
Des Moines Register: Iowa’s last surviving greyhound racing track gave the state notice this month that it intends to lay off 58 employees by May 15 — marking the end of an era after a final, …
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