Posts by jretzlaff
Update: Greenfield named Invest DSM’s executive director
Theresa Greenfield, who has been named executive director of Invest DSM, will earn $200,000 annually when she begins her new role on Sept. 2, according to a city of Des Moines spokesperson. This week, the …
Read MoreDeanna Strable elected Principal board chair
Principal Financial Group announced Deanna Strable, president and CEO, has been elected chair of the board by the company’s board of directors, effective Sept. 2. Strable succeeds Dan Houston, who will conclude his service on …
Read MoreDART ridership increases to 3.75 million rides in fiscal year 2025
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority announced it provided 3,753,065 rides across all transit services in fiscal year 2025, an increase of nearly 7% from the previous year. Ninety-five percent of that ridership comes …
Read MoreGreat Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails launch annual fundraising campaign
The Great Outdoors Foundation and ICON Water Trails has launched the fifth annual Wild Prairie Showdown, an eight-week peer-to-peer campaign to raise awareness, support and capital for conservation and recreation efforts in Central Iowa. Two …
Read MoreIowa’s Rural Mainstreet Index drops 14.2 points
The Rural Mainstreet Index for August fell for the 10-state Midwest region and lowered significantly in Iowa. Iowa’s exports, however, were up.
For the overall region, the index fell to …
Read MoreInteractive map shows July jobless rates of Iowa communities
Adair, Carroll, Osceola, Sioux and Taylor counties have the lowest jobless rates among Iowa’s 99 counties with 2.8% of workers unemployed, new data from Iowa Workforce Development shows.
Among Iowa cities, the Carroll micropolitan statistical …
Read MoreNAMI Iowa receives $35,000 from Iowa Total Care
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Iowa has received $35,000 from Iowa Total Care, a provider of Medicaid health care coverage in Iowa and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corp. The grant will support …
Read MoreWRH rebrands to Wendler Inc.
WRH, a Cedar Rapids-based civil infrastructure company, has announced a rebranding to Wendler Inc. as well as the purchase of the Geonetric Building in Cedar Rapids for $6.8 million. The new building will serve as …
Read MoreHy-Vee and Oscar Health partner to launch new health care plan
Oscar Health and Hy-Vee have announced a new joint health care benefit, Hy-Vee Health with Oscar, set to launch in Des Moines on Nov. 1. The plan combines Hy-Vee’s network of pharmacies, clinics and grocery …
Read More40 landowners pack Iowa Utilities Commission meeting
About 40 rural landowners affected by Summit’s carbon pipeline on Wednesday spoke at the first Iowa Utilities Commission monthly meeting in two years. The landowners raised concerns about the validity of Summit’s project and asked …
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