This year marks the 100th anniversary of
Better Homes and Gardens magazine, which makes it a good time to look back on the eclectic accomplishments of its founder, as well as relearn some interesting facts …
I think we can all agree the economy in recent months has been confusing.
Few of us expected another recession so soon after the COVID downturn in early 2020. But depending on who is …
What do oil spills, workplace safety violations, failure to adopt alternative energy practices, regulatory investigations, bad corporate structure and no female directors on a board have in common? These are all factors – along with …
The $200 million “CyTown” entertainment district Iowa State University athletic director Jamie Pollard wants to build between the school’s football stadium and basketball arena is a gobsmacking concept saddled with questions.
Pollard said CyTown will …
Top: The entrance to Ingersoll Park, which was located east of Polk Boulevard between Grand and Ingersoll avenues.
Bottom: The Ingersoll Park Theater in 1907.
“Coney Island of the West” is what Des Moines’ Ingersoll …
Assistant Des Moines City Manager Matt Anderson was right when he described the city’s decision to acquire the five-story Nationwide Insurance building at 1200 Locust Street as “a once in a generation opportunity.”
Moving city …
As Iowa businesses confront a shrinking workforce, many leaders are wondering where to turn for talent. One particular population in Iowa may provide an answer for the future: the Latino community.
Since Latino Heritage …
Michael V. Reagen asked recently if I would write about the “rights of nature” movement.
You may remember Reagen, who spent two decades in Des Moines, first as head of the Iowa Department of Social …
Submitted by Nate Borland, attorney, BrownWinick
The fully remote workforce prophecy has not proven true in Iowa. Instead, many Iowa employers sought the middle ground between a fully on-premises staff and a fully remote staff, adopting …
Ronald Reagan famously said in 1981: “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
It’s a great quote, and on rare occasions it is true.
But most of the time today, …
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