Archive for February 2022
Iowa to use $21.6 million in federal COVID-19 aid to house up to 700 homeless families
Des Moines Register: Iowa will use a portion of its federal emergency rental assistance money to greatly expand services for people experiencing homelessness. The Iowa Finance Authority, which is administering the new state-run Rapid Rehousing project, …
Read MoreReynolds ending COVID disaster declaration
Des Moines Register: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will soon end the public health disaster proclamation that Iowa has operated under since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years ago. Reynolds, a Republican, first announced …
Read MoreYouth Policy Institute of Iowa, DMACC partner in youth financial literacy program
A new partnership between Youth Policy Institute of Iowa and Des Moines Area Community College will mean greater financial success for many Iowa youths who have been in foster care, the organizations announced. YPII is the lead …
Read MoreStelter Co. enters strategic partnership with Giving Docs
The Stelter Co., a Des Moines-based marketing agency that serves nonprofits, has entered into a strategic partnership with Giving Docs, a provider of online estate planning tools based in Austin, Texas. By aligning Giving Docs’ estate planning …
Read MoreLittlefield to lead Principal’s retirement savings business; Schaff to retire
Principal Financial Group announced that Chris Littlefield has been named president of its Retirement and Income Solutions business, effective April 1. This follows the decision of Renee Schaaf, current president of RIS, to retire after more than 41 years …
Read MoreMarketing: Let’s mix it up
For the last few weeks, we’ve been settling into the reality that 2022 is going to bring a sea change for us as business leaders. Out of every crisis in history, moments of great reinvention …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Feeding the birds
The downy woodpecker outside our family room performs an elfin-like dance every morning before he eats. He lands on the redbud tree about 8 to 12 inches above a suet feeder and hops backwards until …
Read MoreWhat is ahead for STEM education in 2022?
As every job increasingly touches technology and other STEM areas, business and education leaders say 2022 will be all about continuing the mission to create more access and opportunity to education in STEM subjects: science, …
Read MoreOn Leadership: What does social responsibility have to do with your business?
Here’s a walk down memory lane for you. Can you recall when your company started recycling? Or when you first started hearing about your company’s inclusion or environmental practices? These questions, which are part of …
Read MoreJT Logistics builds on culture amid COVID
Two years ago, Jamie Cord and his partners were at a figurative crossroads in the growth of their company.
It was February 2020, and Cord, then president of MYA Logistics, had just presented an …
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