Archive for March 2022
Growth in Iowa’s rural economy slows in March
Iowa’s rural economy grew at a slightly slower pace in March behind a weaker performance in new job hiring, according to a survey of rural bankers.
According to Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index, the index for …
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Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: How will rising inflation factor into employee pay raises?
With the cost of living increasing at a pace not seen since Barry Manilow and Rod Stewart were topping the charts, both employers and workers are in unfamiliar territory about how wages should respond to …
Read MoreHy-Vee announces layoffs as company phases out ‘COVID projects’
Axios Des Moines: Hy-Vee laid off an undisclosed number of employees earlier this week as the company transitions into a “post-COVID world,” company officials said Wednesday. Positions had been hired for “COVID-related projects” that are no …
Read MoreWinnebago stock falls despite second-quarter revenues matching first-quarter record
Des Moines Register: Winnebago Industries Inc. on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $91.2 million on revenue of $1.16 billion, matching the record revenues for the first quarter and exceeding Wall Street expectations of $1.1 billion. …
Read MoreWartburg College hires first female president
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Wartburg College has hired its first-ever female president after a five-month search. Rebecca Neiduski, formerly the dean of the School of Health Sciences at Elon University in North Carolina, was introduced Monday. She …
Read MorePlans to be unveiled tonight for proposed Des Moines recreation center
The conceptual vision of the proposed North Side Community Recreation Center will be unveiled tonight during a community meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Grubb YMCA, following a series of community meetings over the last …
Read MoreLocal Habitat for Humanity to get $9M from Mackenzie Scott gift
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity will receive $9 million of a $436 million donation to Habitat for Humanity from MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s richest women.
Scott, who previously had been married to …
House, Senate approve bill reducing unemployment benefits
The Iowa House and Senate late Wednesday passed a bill that would reduce the number of weeks a person who loses their job would be eligible for unemployment benefits.
Reforming the state’s unemployment system was …
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