I occasionally receive releases from the Consumer Federation of America, and this particular one about a retiring director would normally not have sparked much interest. But reading it, I learned a lot about someone whose …
Although sustainability has entered the minds of more consumers, the end of single-use plastics in the U.S. is still likely years away. This article from Fast Company reports that only 9% of the 42 million tons of …
Hold the balloon drop. Today’s new fourth-quarter GDP growth number of 6.9% is a level we’re not going to see again for quite some time, write Wells Fargo Economics analysts. “It is tempting to celebrate …
Investors set a record for U.S. commercial-property sales in 2021, betting that the pandemic is reordering how Americans live, work and play, writes Peter Grant for the Wall Street Journal. Real estate buyers loaded up on …
The Federal Reserve did not take a position on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, in its delayed 40-page report, but the report did show that a digital dollar is not in the near …
Fearless Editor Emily Kestel recently published a two-partseries looking at child care issues across the state. So it wasn’t a surprise to me to see the Marshalltown Times-Republican reporting that local providers are facing challenges this year. “It’s kind …
As we begin our third year of navigating the coronavirus pandemic, stress for working parents remains high as variant after variant leaves them in a perpetual state of uncertainty. While it’s been stressful for parents …
A Cincinnati government entity outbid more than a dozen investment firms to buy 194 homes in and around the city, a move meant to keep tenants in their homes and private investors out of their …
Des Moines Register: Which is more romantic: the produce aisle or the meat counter? Hy-Vee wants to find out. In February, the West Des Moines-based grocery store chain plans to start filming a dating show series …
Keeping school doors open at Palo Alto Unified School District in California has required the assistance of more than 700 parent volunteers, Zusha Elinson reports for the Wall Street Journal. Elinson reports more than 170 teachers …
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