Archive for March 2022
R&R Real Estate Advisors recognizes top performing sales staff
R&R Real Estate Advisors, a subsidiary of R&R Realty Group, has recognized its top-producing brokers of 2021. Chris Curran, senior vice president, was named 2021’s Top Producer and Rainmaker for his work on closing significant …
Read More2 affordable housing projects aimed at seniors planned in WDM
Construction of a multifamily affordable housing project aimed at people 55 and older is scheduled to begin in the summer at 8701 Ashworth Road in West Des Moines. CT Development plans a similar project at …
Read MoreComputer glitch delayed National Weather Service warnings before Winterset tornado
Des Moines Register: A government computer system got bogged down during Saturday’s deadly Central Iowa tornado outbreak, slowing the flow of meteorologists’ warnings by several minutes. National Weather Service spokesperson Susan Buchanan said in a statement that …
Read MoreIowa House passes year-round daylight saving time proposal
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa lawmakers are pushing once again to put the state on permanent daylight saving time. Under House File 2331, Iowans would no longer advance their clocks an hour in the spring. Instead, the …
Read MoreTwo experienced communications pros join Sukup Manufacturing
Sukup Manufacturing Co. announced it has hired two marketing and communications professionals. Jaime Copley (right) has been hired as advertising manager, and will also serve as media liaison for the company. She brings more than two decades of …
Read MoreFive girls’ state basketball tournament athletes receive IBA scholarships
The Iowa Bankers Association presented five Iowa high school seniors with the 2022 Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award during the Iowa high school girls’ basketball tournament on March 4-5 in Des Moines. One student from each …
Read MoreNFIB Small Business Optimism Index continues to lose momentum
The National Federation of Independent Business’s Small Business Optimism Index fell 1.4 points in February to 95.7, marking the second consecutive month the index has been below its 48-year average. Heightened concerns about inflation have …
Read MoreStudy looks at needs of DSM workforce as companies navigate return-to-office strategies
Employees want to maintain their hybrid, remote work environment and the flexibility it offers, according to the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Workforce Trends and Occupancy Study, released today.
The study is the result of a collaboration among …
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: White House to order broad review of cryptocurrencies
The White House will issue an executive order this week instructing federal agencies to begin studying the possibility and implications of the creation of a U.S. central-bank digital currency, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Office …
Read MoreCouncil turns down plan for fertilizer plant near airport
Axios Des Moines: Zoning to allow construction of a fertilizer plant next to Des Moines’ airport was denied by the City Council in a 6-1 vote Monday night. …
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