Archive for June 2022
The Elbert Files: A decade of change
The hierarchy of Des Moines has changed a lot during the 10 years I’ve written this column. New leaders have surfaced as key players retired or moved on. Others, most notably Barry Griswell, Johnny Danos …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Schools are spending billions on high-tech defense for shootings
In 2021, schools and colleges in the United States spent an estimated $3.1 billion on security products and services like gun detection scanners, wireless panic buttons and surveillance cameras and software. The New York Times reports spending …
Read MoreIowa Workforce Development site outage expected to last through today
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Workforce Development’s IowaWORKS.gov website, which developed an outage on Sunday, was expected to remain down through today, the state agency said in a news release Monday. The outage was not expected to …
Read MoreDes Moines unveils plans for a $40 million phosphorus recovery plant
Axios Des Moines: A $40 million phosphorus recovery facility will be constructed by the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority under a plan presented to the city’s Urban Design Review Board last week. The WRA anticipates …
Read MoreLongtime Warren County residents buy Indianola Record-Herald
Des Moines Register: Two longtime Warren County residents and former executives of the Indianola Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune are buying the newspaper from Gannett Co. Inc. and plan to continue publishing a weekly print edition. The …
Read MoreCommission nominates 3 people for Iowa Supreme Court vacancy
Three people have been nominated by the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court. The nominees are: Alan Heavens of Garnavillo, a district judge in the 1st Judicial District; …
Read MoreIBC Q2 Economic Outlook: Companies continue to feel pressure from inflation, labor, supply chain challenges
Continued pressures from inflation, labor shortages and supply chain disruptions are causing reduced expectations among business leaders who responded to the Iowa Business Council’s second-quarter Economic Outlook survey.
The report, released today, also showed that …
Adel, Marshalltown and Lansing receive Hometown Grants from T-Mobile
Three Iowa communities have been named among 25 winners by T-Mobile in the cellular company’s Hometown Grants program. Adel and Marshalltown in central Iowa and Lansing in northeast Iowa have each been named winners in …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Companies react to high court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
Since Friday’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade, there have been demonstrations by those opposed to the decision and by those celebrating it. The ruling is reverberating around the country, including in the …
Read MoreTech giants question cost of MidAmerican’s $3.9 billion wind, solar plan
Des Moines Register: MidAmerican Energy’s commitment to renewable energy is one of the things that has drawn Facebook, Google and Microsoft to build data centers in Iowa. But now the tech giants are raising questions about …
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