Archive for June 2023
The Photo Issue 2023: Erin Rollenhagen
Tell us a little about your hobby.
I paint with acrylics on canvas, using a combination of abstract and representational styles. Some designs involve mathematical precision and others are more free-flowing swirls.
Photos by Duane …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of June 30
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: How I got here
An amazing number of things had to happen in the distant past for each of us to exist. I learned that from “Finding Your Roots,” Henry Louis Gates’ public television show that traces the genealogy …
Read MoreBusiness Record 6-30-23
On the Move: Week of June 30
Nathan Luna
F&G
Promoted to lead financial reporting accountant
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Jenna Dunkin
F&G
Promoted to retail marketing project specialist
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Andy Brewer
F&G
Promoted to operations relationship manager
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Mitch Roecker
F&G
Promoted to senior …
Deadline looms for older Iowans to file for property tax exemption
Iowa homeowners 65 and older have until Saturday to apply for a new property tax exemption that was included in legislation signed into law in May. The law allows eligible Iowans a property tax exemption …
Read More2 Iowa communities recognized as top cities for bicycling
Ankeny and Ames are ranked among the best medium-sized cities for bicycling, PeopleForBikes, the U.S. bicycling industry’s trade association and a national advocacy nonprofit, announced. Ankeny ranked second in the medium city category, which includes …
Read MoreMidAmerican awarded $37.8M federal grant to build ‘middle-mile’ internet infrastructure
MidAmerican Energy Co. has received a $37.8 million federal grant from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration to expand “middle-mile” high-speed internet infrastructure in Iowa.
The NTIA announced June 16 over $930 …
Read MoreMusic Collective hosts networking space at 80/35 concert
The Music Collective DSM, founded early this year by a group of Iowa music industry professionals whose goal is to create a sustainable local music economy in Des Moines, will host an industry networking space …
Read MoreImprovements completed at historic MacRae Park in Des Moines
