Archive for February 2022
Bank of America provides $300K grant to Solidarity Microfinance
Solidarity Microfinance announced it has received a grant from Bank of America that will allow the Des Moines-based organization to further invest in Iowans working toward personal financial goals and entrepreneurial expansion, through $300,000 in …
Read MoreIowan behind lottery scam paroled after 5 years of 25-year sentence
Des Moines Register: Iowa’s notorious lottery scammer has been paroled after serving five years of a 25-year sentence. The Iowa Parole Board decided Jan. 20 that Eddie Tipton, 58, could be released 20 years early. Tipton …
Read MoreIowa’s unemployment benefits would be cut by 10 weeks under GOP bill
Des Moines Register: State Republicans are moving to shorten the length of time Iowans can receive unemployment benefits by two and a half months. If the measure, House Study Bill 631, becomes law, Iowa would go …
Read MoreCasey’s asks for law change, so teens can roll out pizza
Radio Iowa: Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores — the country’s fourth-largest pizza chain — is asking the Iowa Legislature to let 16- and 17-year-olds run the machines that roll out the pizza dough. “Casey’s, like any other …
Read MorePartnership opens registration for DMDC 2022 trip
Registration is open for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s DMDC 2022 trip to Washington D.C., which returns to its traditional in-person format this year. The trip is planned for Wednesday, May 11, through Friday, May 13. The …
Read More‘Then. Now. When.’ video series, discussion tools now available
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is introducing its self-guided tool for community leaders based on the “Then. Now. When.” racial equity educational experience. The content was first available during a seven-session virtual program in …
Read MoreRISE AmeriCorps to highlight job-training programs at Capitol today
RISE AmeriCorps members representing four Iowa counties will join Volunteer Iowa’s Day at the Capitol today to highlight how civil service creates job-training opportunities across the state. Members and organizers will be at the Capitol rotunda …
Read MoreSurvey: Inflation rears its head as small business owners’ biggest headache
More than 1 in 5 small business owners nationally say inflation is the most important problem they encounter in running their companies, according to a monthly survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business. …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Adrian Butler
Adrian Butler’s career has always centered on technology and using it creatively to build value. After growing up on a farm in Louisiana, Butler said that Casey’s customers reflect himself and how he was raised, and …
Read MoreNOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Minnesota auto parts group buys 3 acres in Des Moines
Elmar Commercial Properties LLC, located in in Eagan, Minn., paid Andrew and Ruth Holt $695,000 for property at 1644 Mattern Ave. in east Des Moines, Polk County real estate records show. The property includes 3 acres of vacant …
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