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The Elbert Files: Our strange economy
These are strange economic times.
Bankruptcy filings are at record lows, even as the numbers of homeless and food-insecure Iowans climb.
Those contradictory trends are just two of the things I noticed on a drive-by …
Read MoreOn the Move: Week ending December 4
Michaela Gladu
F&G
Hired as financial reporting accountant
michaela.gladu@fglife.com
Carol Pester
F&G
Hired as lead internal controls analyst
carol.pester@fglife.com
Conor Kearney
F&G
Hired as senior associate actuary
conor.kearney@fglife.com
Jessica Schaffer
F&G…
Read More$4M awarded in career academy grants
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today awarded four $1 million grants through the Career Academy Incentive Fund to increase access to career academy programs in high-demand fields through new regional centers. …
Read MoreReport: Iowa banks’ net income slips 6.3% in third quarter
Iowa’s banking industry demonstrated strength and met Iowans’ financial needs amid persistent inflationary pressures and rising interest rates in the third quarter, according to recently released data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Iowa banks …
A Closer Look: Melissa Walker
A Groupon got Melissa Walker hooked on yoga.
Walker had two young children. She was under a lot of work- and personal-related stress and was experiencing mobility issues. She saw the Groupon for a yoga …
Read MoreA park for all abilities
On a windy day in November, Ric Jurgens and Bob Myers, former CEOs of Hy-Vee and Casey’s, respectively, pointed out the features of the future Athene North Shore Recreation Area at Easter Lake Park that …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of December 9
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 More‘Soul’ of Drake neighborhood set to reopen
Less than 24 hours after news broke that Des Moines’ historic Varsity Cinema was reopening on Dec. 15, nearly all of the tickets for the first movie had been sold.
“Everyone has a Varsity story,” …
Read MoreBrownWinick law firm expands to Coralville
Des Moines-based law firm BrownWinick announced its expansion into eastern Iowa with the addition of a new location in Coralville. The new office will be located at 1101 Fifth St. BrownWinick, which was founded in …
Read MoreMidAmerican to buy Dotdash Meredith’s north building
Dotdash Meredith will sell its north building, pictured above, to MidAmerican Energy Co. under an agreement announced today. Photo by John Retzlaff
Dotdash Meredith will sell its north building at 1615 Locust St. in Des Moines …
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