Des Moines Register: Business
- U.S. ag secretary Tom Vilsack: Farmers can find new income by battling climate change
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 07:01 AMThe vast majority of farmers make big chunks of their income off the farm. Tom Vilsack, the newly sworn-in ag secretary, says he wants to change that.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Des Moines metro restaurants eye early start to patio season as temperatures rise
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 05:56 PMDes Moines metro restaurants are seeing more diners take advantage of their patio space as the weather warms.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - MidAmerican says gas bills will be up because of cold snap, but that it will seek to stretch out impact
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 07:01 AMIn an extraordinary year, 'We don't want these increased bill amounts caused by the cold weather to be another worry,' says a MidAmerican exec.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two endangered buildings in Des Moines' Highland Park to undergo historic rehabs
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 10:20 AMThe building that sit opposite one another on Sixth Avenue at Euclid Avenue form the gateway to the Highland Park business district.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Watch: U.S. Senate confirms former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack for return engagement as agriculture secretary
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 02:16 PMVilsack faces many challenges as he prepares to return to the USDA. Among the most pressing: Getting farmers to tackle climate change.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Principal Financial to review its divisions after agreement with activist Elliott Management Corp.
Monday - 02/22/2021 - 05:41 PMSome companies are unloading their life insurance divisions, which have been less profitable. Principal has 6,300 employees in the Des Moines metro.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Offshore transition: Iowa immigrant trades oil rig for mommy gig
Sunday - 02/21/2021 - 07:30 AMLivia misses the rush of her past career but has no regrets about exchanging life on an oil rig for the challenge of working new businesses from home.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Norwalk plans new central development that will change the face of the community
Friday - 02/19/2021 - 07:00 AMNorwalk Central is "this idea of a walkable hub that brings together commercial opportunity, office opportunity, active opportunities... for all."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Small business: This veteran can still make a rookie mistake
Friday - 02/19/2021 - 11:53 AMSmall business: Our business language doesn't always apply for our customers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gov. Kim Reynolds says state government, like Iowans, is turning down thermostat to save energy in historic cold snap
Wednesday - 02/17/2021 - 06:40 PMRural Iowa avoids rolling blackouts Wednesday, but energy conservation warnings continue. Governor asks large employers to conserve energy.
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- Froot Loops on pizza? First, why? But also, where can you get it in Iowa?
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 05:30 PMFong's Pizza at Forest Ave. has breakfast food offerings — including brand new breakfast pizza flavors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Could an Amazon union form in Iowa? The Teamsters say they're organizing employees.
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 07:08 PMTeamsters organizers say they are organizing a group of Amazon workers in Iowa to fight for better wages and conditions, potentially through a strike.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Walgreens/Instacart combo and DoorDash's DashMart soon to begin operating in Des Moines metro
Wednesday - 02/24/2021 - 05:03 PMOnline sales have seen a surge in demand in the wake of the pandemic, and many major retailers have expanded their services online.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Downtown Des Moines senior living project set for construction after years of delays
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 05:08 PMThe first phase of The Slate at Gray's Landing includes an 132-unit senior living building at the corner of Southwest 11th and Tuttle streets.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Republicans push bill cutting unemployment benefits; Democrats vow fight
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 09:28 AM"If you think this was a fight, wait until it gets on the floor," the ranking Democrat said, after a 5 1/2-hour hearing that included amendments and tears.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Saints Pub + Patio in Beaverdale set for auction after what owner had said was temporary closure
Monday - 02/22/2021 - 04:18 PMA commercial auction company has listed the restaurant's entire inventory of furniture, TVs and kitchen equipment for sale.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Krause soccer stadium plan lands $500,000 donation from endowment with Krause board members
Friday - 02/19/2021 - 04:53 PMKrause and his wife, members of the Catalyst Circle, recused themselves from the vote on the donation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - These are the most endangered buildings in Iowa in 2021, including Hy-Vee's first store
Friday - 02/19/2021 - 07:30 AMA look at the seven buildings Preservation Iowa says are most in danger to be lost to history.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa farm bankruptcies climb to 10-year high, even with $2 billion in government aid, but outlook is improving
Thursday - 02/18/2021 - 07:36 AM'Last year would have been a bloodbath if it hadn't been for the government payments,' says John Rosenboom, a northwest Iowa farmer and banker.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's where to find Friday fish fries for Lent around the Des Moines metro
Wednesday - 02/17/2021 - 12:30 PMMost Fish Fry Fridays will be a bit different this Lenten season around Des Moines, with churches offering drive-thru or takeout service.
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- Valley West Mall's $278 million redevelopment would include apartments, hotel, entertainment center
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 08:45 PMThe Valley West redevelopment project would also have $262 in investment by the Minneapolis-based owner of the mall, Watson Properties.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Des Moines men's clothing store Badowers closing after 71 years in business
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 01:14 PMThe coronavirus pandemic forced Badowers' owners to close its doors to focus on its neighboring stores, Mr. B Clothing and The Backroom.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Des Moines business owners feel about $15 minimum wage, which just hit a roadblock in US Senate
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 08:44 PMMetro employers say there is "no easy answer" to how they feel about the proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Recipients of Des Moines-based World Food Prize urge Biden to lead efforts to end hunger, poverty
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 10:14 AMThe laureates say hunger is a greater threat in much of the world than COVID-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tyson Foods shareholders reject call for human rights report; advocates say they're gaining momentum
Tuesday - 02/23/2021 - 01:27 PMMajor Wall Street firms like The Vanguard Group and BlackRock joined religious advocates in calling for more corporate disclosures.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arctic blast will mean higher utility bills. Big question for consumers: How high will they go?
Monday - 02/22/2021 - 07:00 AMUtilities are still working out how much more they'll need to charge to cover big increases in gas costs during the subzero temperatures.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New renderings of Merle Hay Mall arena project for Des Moines Buccaneers released as bid for state funding begins
Friday - 02/19/2021 - 06:08 PMBackers of the new home for the hockey team want $30 million from the Iowa Reinvestment District Act fund
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'I loved roaming the aisles': Iowans mourn the end of an era as Iowa's last Family Video stores turn out the lights
Friday - 02/19/2021 - 11:24 AMFamily Video's remaining stores locked their doors for the last time Wednesday. Iowa's cinephiles are mourning the end of the movie rental store era.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Downtown Farmers' Market to return in May with reduced capacity after COVID-19 year off
Thursday - 02/18/2021 - 04:40 PMThe in-person market in the Court Avenue district will return on a reduced scale after being limited to drive-through markets last year because of the pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Des Moines metro home values to rise 8%, setting homeowners up for higher tax bills
Wednesday - 02/17/2021 - 04:57 PMPolk County taxing authorities will now use the data to set their tax levies, which determine what property owners will pay.
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