Archive for October 2022
ONE GOOD READ: Americans are less productive, and that’s a risk to the economy
NPR: All of the quiet quitting rolling through the country is starting to make some real economic noise. Data now shows that the U.S. workforce is not as productive as just a year ago — it …
Read MoreDes Moines International Airport website targeted in cyberattacks
Des Moines Register: Des Moines International Airport was one of at least a dozen around the country whose websites were targeted by pro-Russian hackers this morning. In addition to Des Moines, the outages affected websites …
Read MoreShop Iowa Day is Wednesday, promoting e-commerce at small businesses statewide
Wednesday is Shop Iowa Day, an online, statewide shopping event to promote e-commerce at small businesses across the state. According to a news release, the day is dedicated to promoting and offering incentives for shopping at …
Read MoreMcCullohs named Tocqueville Society Award winners
Tim and Jess McCulloh have been named this year’s winner of the Tocqueville Society Award, one of the United Way’s highest honors. The award was presented during a ceremony Thursday evening, where the United Way also …
Read MoreThe Label Game
BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International
Those sales people
Those engineers
Those IT people
Those executives
Those millennials
Those baby boomers
When you heard these group labels, what were you thinking? Did you feel defensive …
Read MoreONE GOOD READ: Taking iPhone14 on roller coasters may trigger false crash report
If you have a new iPhone 14 you may want to hand it off to a friend before getting on a roller coaster. The next-generation smartphone from Apple is equipped with crash detection and automatically …
Read MoreIowa pipeline regulators reject tribe’s request for environmental impact study
Des Moines Register: Iowa regulators have declined a Winnebago tribal request that Summit Carbon Solutions conduct a state-level environmental impact study of its proposed $4.5 billion carbon-capture pipeline across Iowa. The Iowa Utilities Board said Thursday …
Read MoreTyson closing offices in Sioux City area, eliminating about 500 white-collar jobs
Hoover library leads list of recent Destination Iowa grant recipients
The state of Iowa recently announced another $14.1 million in grants through the Destination Iowa program for projects that will improve the quality of life in communities and attract visitors and new residents. The $100 million …
Read MoreIowa Leading Indicators Index remains unchanged in August
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index remained unchanged from July to August, at 109.6. The monthly diffusion index increased to 50.0 in August from 25.0 in July.
The Iowa nonfarm employment coincident index recorded a 0.21% …