May 19, 2021 | Johnston Leadership
Heirs’ Property puts many Black families at risk of losing their farms The LEAP Coalition, which includes John Deere, Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and National Black Growers Council, is helping Black farming families keep their lands. The creation of...
May 18, 2021 | Johnston Leadership
Corteva Agriscience and Symborg, an expert in microbiological technologies, announced on April 19, 2021 that they would enter into a multi-year agreement around a microbe-based nitrogen fixation product in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Argentina. This...
May 18, 2021 | Johnston Leadership
MidAmerican Energy has launched a project to replace automated meter reading (AMR) devices on customer gas meters throughout the service territory in 2021. Installed nearly a decade ago, the lifespan of these early AMR is shorter than current models, thus the need to...
Feb 23, 2021 | Economic Development, Johnston City News, Johnston Leadership
In conjunction with a community/citizen survey, the City recently sponsored a survey of Johnston businesses to gauge their opinions on topics such as the quality of city services, the impacts of COVID-19, broadband telecommunications services and rating the City as a...
Nov 12, 2020 | Economic Development, Johnston City News, Johnston Leadership
The Johnston City Council recently received an update on plans for constructing a new trail or “Side-Path” on the east side of NW 86th street between NW 54th Ave. and NW 62nd Ave. The project has been included in the City’s capital improvement plan, and bids are...
May 27, 2020 | Johnston City News, Johnston Leadership
Corteva Agriscience and John Deere Financial have long been important figures in the agriculture industry, but they may now be more important than ever as we endure this pandemic. Not only does our food supply depend on companies like these two JEDCO members,...
