h digitalfootprint web 728x90

All Latest News

DSC 6869

House bottle bill would allow some stores to opt out, but adds civil penalty for scofflaws

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Some stores would be able to opt out of Iowa’s bottle and can redemption program under a bill that advanced through a House Ways and Means subcommittee on Monday. House File 814 would …

DSC 6869

Agricultural runoff puts Raccoon on list of 10 most endangered rivers, group says

Des Moines Register: Runoff from livestock facilities and farm fields poses a “grave threat” to the Raccoon River, a major drinking water source for 500,000 Des Moines metro residents, placing it among the nation’s 10 most-endangered …

DSC 6869

INTERACTIVE MAP: Polk County’s highest valued properties

 

The interactive map shows the 139 non-tax-exempt commercial, industrial and multifamily properties in Polk County with assessed valuations of $15 million or more.

Click on each icon to see property owner, address of property, …

DSC 6869

Iowa Legislature sends another ‘ag gag’ trespass bill to Reynolds

Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers have passed a bill to criminalize certain types of trespass on agricultural facilities in the latest attempt to stop animal activists and others from secretly documenting activities at large animal feeding …

DSC 6869

UnityPoint battles Central Iowa’s largest physician group over proposed new lab

Iowa Capital Dispatch: One of Iowa’s largest health care providers is going to court in an effort to block the creation of two new cardiac catheterization labs it says are unnecessary. UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, which owns …

DSC 6869

Murphy family, Fareway partner to provide meal boxes to Des Moines school families

Spring meal boxes were distributed recently to Des Moines school families with support of the Murphy Family Foundation and Fareway. Photo contributed by Food Bank of Iowa.

Meal boxes were recently distributed to 1,000 Des …

DSC 6869

Modular home executive to guest lecture at Ignite Innovation Showcase

Ana Pinto da Silva, co-founder and chief executive officer of the modular home company Minka Inc., will launch Iowa State University’s first Ignite Innovation Showcase with a lecture on April 16. Pinto da Silva will present the …

DSC 6869

Amtrak expansion seen as another sign that passenger rail will reach D.M. … eventually

Amtrak’s California Zephyr is seen in this image from the company’s website as it travels across the U.S. The train is one of two Amtrak trains that pass through Iowa. Amtrak recently announced plans to …

DSC 6869

Workiva named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

Ames-based Workiva has been named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For for the third year in a row, Workiva announced today. The company ranked 61st on the 100 Best list and was also ranked …

DSC 6869

Historic Hotel Pattee in Perry sold again

Perry Industries Inc. and investment group Perry Economic Development Inc. have completed the purchase of the Hotel Pattee and La Poste, a social gathering place, the groups announced in a news release. The purchase of …