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Tyson Foods to provide access to vaccines

Quad-City Times: Starting early this year, Tyson Foods Inc. will partner with Matrix Medical Network to provide COVID-19 vaccine access and education to all of its U.S. employees. Tyson will deploy mobile health clinics staffed with …

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University of Iowa hospital workers demand 5% raise amid pandemic conditions

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Since the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ thousands of unionized health care workers last bargained with the state Board of Regents for better compensation and workplace conditions, they’ve endured unparalleled demands of …

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Capital Crossroads and Partnership launch ‘Intersections in Health’ series

Capital Crossroads and the Greater Des Moines Partnership are introducing “Intersections in Health,” a monthly series that encourages attendees to focus on the whole person. Speakers will discuss the mental, physical and social determinants of …

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Iowa State University receives Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education awards

The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship introduced Iowa State University as the winner of the 2021 USASBE Model Program Award, the highest of the organization’s four annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Awards. …

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Iowa unemployment filings climb for fourth straight week

The number of Iowans filing weekly unemployment claims jumped to 57,089 last week, a nearly 12% increase from the previous week, according to data released today by Iowa Workforce Development.

It is the fourth consecutive …

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Partnership outlines 2021 priorities during annual kickoff

The innovation that occurred in 2020 as the community faced challenges from the coronavirus pandemic and racial justice movements will continue into 2021 as Central Iowa begins work on a new five-year vision plan, leaders …

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Community Foundation’s Jones-Weber named Deloitte CFO of the Year by the Business Record

The Business Record has named Karla Jones-Weber, chief financial and administrative officer of the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, as the Deloitte CFO of the Year. The award honors an often unrecognized individual who demonstrates…
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Nyemaster Goode elects women as chair and president for first time

For the first time, the two highest positions at Iowa’s largest law firm will be held by women. Nyemaster Goode elected Coreen K. Sweeney (left) as chair and Hallie Still-Caris (right) as president. 

According to a release, one-third of…
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Amazon is sparking a boom in air cargo construction

The past year has seen a drop in passenger airplane traffic as people stayed home to avoid spreading — or catching — COVID-19. And while hunkering down at home, people have been online buying myriad …

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D.M. sets ambitious targets to lower greenhouse gas emissions, go carbon-free by 2035

Des Moines Register: Des Moines now boasts some of the most ambitious city-level sustainability goals in the country, climate advocates and elected officials agree. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the Des Moines City Council passed …