Business

Twenty-seven Iowa Farm Bureau leaders spent a few days away from their farms to visit Capitol Hill and meet with Iowa’s Congressional delegation during the annual Ag Leaders Institute policy trip September 10-13 to discuss key farm issues impacting communities across Iowa. The Farm Bureau members urged Iowa’s elected officials to approve of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and end the abuse of waivers allowing refiners to sidestep ethanol blend requirements, sharing how critical those two issues are for Iowa agriculture.

The best masons in Iowa came together to test their skill, speed and stamina by battling to see who could build the biggest and best 26-foot-tall brick wall in one hour. The competition marked the second of 24 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® Regional Series competitions to be held across North America in 2019.

The Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) announced that Jeannette Archer-Simons has been named as the executive director of the community-based nonprofit organization that provides accessible, comprehensive substance use and gambling disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services. ASAC selected Archer-Simons after an extensive search led by members of ASAC’s board of directors.

Inc. magazine today revealed that Clickstop’s three-year revenue growth of 61% ranks them No. 4661 on its annual Inc. 5000 list. This is Clickstop’s tenth straight appearance on the list of Fastest Growing Companies. A third of a percent of the tens of thousands of companies who apply have achieved such success.

The owner of Pourville Art Studio & Gallery said at one point that the name reflects the ability to pour a little wine if you wanted and a little paint and create something. Another option might be that it includes pouring herself into the little people that visit her studio to create and have fun. I popped in just to check on how things were going and found a group of children having fun after their activities with Dandeena Schadle owner of Pourville.