Economy
Register publisher says she’s fighting to protect paper’s ‘heart and soul’
“Everyone you talk to [at the Des Moines Register] is nervous, is scared, is trying to figure out what’s going to happen next, and unfortunately a lot of the economic news we’re getting isn’t very promising,” Hollingsworth said.
Fairfield mayor credits Maharishi University with expanding economy
Ed Malloy, mayor the small southeastern Iowa town of Fairfield, says the Maharishi University of Management that began in his town more than 30 years ago has brought a wealth of economic diversity.
“Most companies started very small,” Malloy told West Virginia University’s State Journal. “Some have grown as many as 500 employees. Businesses have been [...]
Traditional media complain when they don’t get credit, too
Cedar Rapids Gazette Editor Steve Buttry published a blog post Sunday lamenting the fact that traditional news outlets often fail to credit one another for stories they pick up, repurpose, or in some cases simply regurgitate from other sources. Buttry cites a tweet from Des Moines Register reporter Daniel P. Finney complaining that KCCI took [...]
The top stories of ‘08 that will shape Iowa in ‘09
Some of 2008’s best stories are not finished yet.
Gannett, Register cuts extend into eastern Iowa
It’s a sad chapter that local historians will be loath to record. Several newspapers that have served east-central Iowa communities since the late 1800s are coming to an end.
Marengo Publishing Corp. and Poweshiek Publishing, companies under Gannett’s large umbrella, have published three weekly advertisers, seven weekly newspapers and a monthly magazine for several years. The [...]
Culver considers expanding state payroll to combat worker misclassification
In a Tuesday press conference, Culver announced a special task force that recommended nine new state employees.
Differing media provide differing accounts of political conference
Perception is reality, and a good example of that old adage is a recent teleconference about President-elect Barack Obama’s stimulus plan involving the mayors of Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
Both The Des Moines Register’s Jason Pulliam and Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson were listening in, but when it came time to write a story, both [...]
National housing crisis mostly spares Iowa
Iowa ranked 35th in the country in total properties with foreclosure filings for November. One in every 2,529 Iowa housing units received a foreclosure filing during the month, earning the Hawkeye State a 38th-place ranking among the states.
Top 8 scoops of ’08
The exclusive story is no longer the exclusive domain of the traditional media. In many cases, it’s the small, independent media that are breaking stories and driving the news these days.
Harkin helped Agriprocessors secure funding for sewage system
The Des Moines Register swung for the fences in today’s front page, above-the-fold story about Sen. Tom Harkin’s efforts to secure federal funding for a sewage treatment facility for the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville four years ago, but it is not clear that Harkin actually did anything wrong.