The Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa is seeking nominations for its “In the Public Interest” Award to recognize and encourage citizens, public officials and governments in creating the most efficient public services. Nominations are due …
Torey Maerz, co-founder of tech startup Rocket Referrals, will be the speaker at the Business Innovation Zone’s Jan. 15 luncheon. Maerz will talk about how he went about starting the company in an effort to …
The Polk County Health Department, A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy and other community partners are holding a health insurance enrollment fair on Jan. 11. The fair will feature professionals from Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, Planned …
The Polk County Board of Supervisors is seeking applications for an open seat on the Polk County Aviation Authority board.
The Polk County Aviation Authority board members serve four-year terms and oversee the operation and …
Six people will join the board of the Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce, effective Wednesday.
The new members are Matt Meline from Morgan Stanley, treasurer; Dawn Wirtz from Home Remedies, secretary; David Slinker from …
Still a romance with the movies Bloomberg Businessweek: With just a few hours left in the year, Hollywood is serving up a feel-good ending. Domestic movie ticket sales are expected to top last year’s record …
The banking industry showed signs of accelerated growth for the first time since the spring in the latest American Banker Index of Banking Activity.
The November index was 54.9, up slightly from 54.6 in October. …
The state of Iowa will need to do more to close the skills gap, according to recommendations released by the newly formed group Iowa Skill2Compete Coalition.
The report states that middle-skill jobs – those that …
• January 31, 2013
Economic Forecast Event For more than 16 years, our annual Economic Forecast has helped CEOs and business owners gain insightful perspectives on what the economy holds for the new year. Regardless …
Four Des Moines area business leaders told about 300 people at the Business Record’s annual Economic Forecast event on Wednesday that they expect Iowa’s economy to improve slightly in 2013.
Here are highlights of comments …
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