Archive for February 2022
Legal action threatened if zoning is changed to allow golf entertainment venue
Local developer Paul Cownie is partnering with a North Dakota group to bring Suite Shots, a golf entertainment facility, to West Des Moines. Some homeowners who live in Glen Oaks, a gated community about a …
Read MoreDefense equipment workers go on strike in Davenport
Quad Cities Regional Business Journal: Hundreds of members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Local 388 and 1199 at Eaton Corp.-Cobham Mission Systems in Davenport are on strike after rejecting a new contract. There …
Read MoreAbout half of Iowa’s assessed waterways listed as impaired in biennial DNR report
Des Moines Register: About half of Iowa’s waterways assessed over the past five years are considered impaired, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Friday. The report, updated every two years, shows 751 rivers, streams, lakes, …
Read More103-year-old Sherman Hill building could be home to new brewery, restaurant
Des Moines Register: A 103-year-old historic building in Des Moines’ Sherman Hill neighborhood may soon be home to a new restaurant and brewery. That would bring to three the number of breweries in the neighborhood, which …
Read More103-year-old Sherman Hill building could be home to new brewery, restaurant
Des Moines Register: A 103-year-old historic building in Des Moines’ Sherman Hill neighborhood may soon be home to a new restaurant and brewery. That would bring to three the number of breweries in the neighborhood, which …
Read MoreAltoona hires new city administrator
John Harrenstein, city administrator in North Mankato, Minn., for the past nine years, has been hired as Altoona’s city administrator. Harrenstein replaces longtime Altoona city administrator Jeff Mark, who retired recently. Harrenstein, who grew up …
Read MoreTop three finishers of Iowa Farm Bureau award all women
For the first time in its three-year history, the top three finishers of the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Grow Your Future Award this year were all women. The award offers cash prizes to Iowans between the ages of …
Read MoreIowa philanthropist Henry B. Tippie remembered
Tippie once said that if he felt he could…Read More
Iowa Supreme Court won’t weigh in on challenge to long-expired COVID-19 bar closures
Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court said today that it won’t weigh in on emergency actions Gov. Kim Reynolds took early in the pandemic, noting Reynolds has now backed away from measures she once supported. The …
Read MoreDM contractor to pay $125,000 for misclassifying workers, failing to pay overtime
Des Moines Register: A Des Moines contractor will pay about $125,000 after federal investigators accused the company of misclassifying workers and failing to pay them overtime. In a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor, AJ …
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