Archive for August 2022
Iowa State Fair attendance soars over 1.1 million in 2022, 4th-biggest fair in its history
Des Moines Register: The 2022 Iowa State Fair, which ended Sunday, attracted more than 1.1 million people during its 11-day run, making it the fourth-biggest State Fair ever. A total of 1,118,763 people attended this year, …
Read MoreDes Moines awards $70 million in American Rescue Plan funds
The Des Moines City Council decided the fate of about $64 million from its final disbursement of American Rescue Plan funds Monday night, according to the Des Moines Register. Affordable housing plans and plans to replace the …
Read MoreDo More With Less: Three Tips to Handle the Industrial Workforce Shortage
BY JEFF HAYES, Solution Consultant – Lifecycle Services, Van Meter Inc.
By 2025, it is expected that 2.7 million baby boomers will retire, and two million jobs will go unfilled. If this is correct, doing …
Read MoreWalmart will cover abortion for employees when there are health risks, cases of rape
USA Today: Walmart, the nation’s largest employer, is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after staying largely mum on the issue following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion. In a memo …
Read MoreFauci to step down in December after decades of public service
NPR: Dr. Anthony Fauci, who played a critical role in steering humanity through the two pandemics of our time, AIDS and COVID-19, announced today he is stepping down from his role in the federal government. As …
Read MoreDMOS purchases Engineered Per4mance
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons announced that it has purchased Engineered Per4mance, which operates three sports performance training centers in Greater Des Moines. The three locations — in Ankeny, Grimes and Huxley — will operate as Engineered Performance …
Read MoreFCC approves sale of Lumen assets to Brightspeed
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the previously announced sale of Lumen Technologies’ incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) business in 20 states to Brightspeed. Lumen will retain its ILEC business in 16 states, including Iowa. According to …
Read MoreDes Moines to host AAU Junior Olympics in 2026, 2030
The AAU Junior Olympic Games will return to Central Iowa in 2026 and 2030, the organization announced today.
Des Moines is also set to host the games, the largest multisport event for youths in the …
Vázquez named United Way of Central Iowa’s chief DEI officer
The organization announced today that Rubén Vázquez will join it in the newly created role starting Sept. 19. The position, part…Read More
NOTEBOOK: ONE GOOD READ – Yes, you can find a mentor while working remotely
You’re working remotely. You only see co-workers and bosses on Zoom calls or a few times a month in person, so how do you find a remote mentor? Remote work not only has changed our …
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