A manufacturer and a shared-services organization serving the transportation sector are laying off a total of 130 workers, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act data. Bauer Built Manufacturing of Paton, west of Boone, is closing and laying off 62 people. Bauer was named to the Iowa Area Development Group Hall of Fame in…

Clive Behavioral Health announced it has appointed Holly Doherty as its CEO, placing her in charge of the Iowa-based behavioral health provider’s clinical, operational and administrative functions. Doherty previously served for four years as CEO of Mayhill Hospital in Denton, Texas, and brings more than 30 years of experience in behavioral health leadership, risk management…

WesleyLife announced President and CEO Rob Kretzinger will retire June 1, 2026, concluding a 22-year tenure as chief executive and nearly 30 years with the Midwestern nonprofit aging-services provider. Kretzinger, who joined WesleyLife as chief operating officer in 1996 and became CEO in 2003, oversaw the organization’s expansion from five traditional senior living communities into…

EMC Insurance Cos. announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell EMC’s ownership interest in EMC National Life Insurance Co., also known as EMC Life, to Avocet Partners. EMC Life’s holding company, EMC National Life Mutual Holding Co., also intends to sell its ownership interest in EMC Life to Avocet Partners corresponding…

Officials at the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority are beginning to prepare for changes to its system following the approval of its redesigned network this week. The DART commission voted Tuesday to approve the redesigned network that reduces fixed route service but increases the frequency of its routes, a move leaders say will increase…

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