Archive for August 2012
Business Record: August 24, 2012
By-the-numbers look behind a typical business conference
The Business Record took a look at two area hotels that often host conferences to get a by-the-numbers look at the venues and find out their biggest challenges.
Gateway Hotel & Conference Center in Ames…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson to pay $181 million in pharma settlement
The New York attorney general’s office today announced a record $181 million settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson. Iowa, one of 36 states that joined in the suit with …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy hires Iowa medical director
Dr. Michael AbouAssaly has joined the Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. employee benefits team as medical director for
Iowa. AbouAssaly will collaborate with Holmes Murphy chief medical director Scott Conard to provide strategic guidance for …
Read MoreDrake to host workshop on Ag Department program
The Drake Law School Agricultural Law Center will host a free workshop on the benefits of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Value Added Producer Grant program (VAPG).
The event will start at 9:30 a.m. on …
Read MoreWater Works Park receives $100,000 grant
Des Moines Water Works has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Leadership Circle. The grant will help fund a master plan to renovate the park, said Randy Beavers, …
Read MorePartnership to host global partnerships speaker
Deirdre White, president and CEO of CDC Development Solutions of Washington, D.C., will speak in Des Moines on Sept. 12.
The event is hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the U.S. Center for …
Read MoreSauer-Danfoss hires new CEO
Ames-based Sauer-Danfoss Inc. announced today that Eric Alstrom has been appointed president, CEO and director, effective Oct. 5. Alstrom, 46, has 20 years of experience in the automotive industry.
He will take over for Sven …
Read MoreDrought losses could reach $20 billion
The drought that left farmland barren and ravaged crop production throughout the country may add up to total crop insurance losses of more than $13 billion, disaster modeler AIR Worldwide said on Tuesday.
The company …
Read MoreHigh-demand jobs vary greatly in pay
In a job market characterized by high unemployment rates and a gap between workers’ skills and job openings, a lot of people are trying to scope out the fields that will have the greatest number …
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