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Iowa teachers want to be in on discussions for spending federal pandemic relief money

Radio Iowa: The Iowa teachers union is calling on superintendents and school boards to include teachers and other school staff in discussions about how districts plan to use the latest batch of $770 million in federal …

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Gas prices spike in Des Moines area, nationwide after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack

Des Moines Register: Gas in parts of the Des Moines metro area topped $3 a gallon this week after a cyberattack on the nation’s largest refined products pipeline, spanning from Texas to New Jersey, that caused …

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Huntington’s Disease Society’s Iowa chapter to host walk fundraiser on May 22

The Iowa Chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America will host the Des Moines Team Hope Walk on May 22 at 8:30 a.m. at Raccoon River Park in West Des Moines, along with a …

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Gateway Center awarded Gold LEED certification

The Krause Gateway Center at 1459 Grand Ave. in downtown Des Moines has been awarded Gold LEED certification. The building, which was completed in 2018, was designed and constructed with sustainability in mind by Renzo …

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Popular fine-dining steakhouse planned in West Des Moines

A Ruth’s Chris Steak House will anchor a residential and retail development proposed on the southwest corner of Ashworth Road and Jordan Creek Parkway. Site plan special to the Business Record

Ruth’s Chris Steak House, billed …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why attending kindergarten — in person — matters

Jane Hudson and Pat Brown were the two most important teachers in my three kids’ lives. Mrs. Hudson taught kindergarten; Mrs. Brown, first grade. It was in those two classes that kids who went to …

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Iowa ranks third-worst for problem ’puppy mills,’ Humane Society report says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa ranks third-worst in the country for problem “puppy mills” that breed and raise their dogs in “inhumane and unsafe conditions,” according to a report issued this week by the Humane Society of …

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Iowa missed its lofty biofuels goal

Axios Des Moines: Iowa’s longtime goal to replace 25% of petroleum used in gasoline with biofuels by 2020 fell far short, a new report from the Iowa Department of Revenue shows. The state reached a record …

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Banking seminar scheduled in September

“The New Legal Landscape,” a banking seminar presented by Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC, will be held virtually on Sept. 1. The daylong seminar will focus on issues and opportunities community banks experience during …

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Iowa secretary of state joins #BizSchemeSOS partnership

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has joined his National Association of Secretaries of State colleagues in a new education effort, #BizSchemeSOS. The goal is to encourage the public, business owners and future entrepreneurs to …