Archive for January 2015
SURVEY: In 2015, I believe the Iowa economy will …
The Business Record is surveying its readers to get a sense of where you think the Iowa economy is going in 2015.
Answer the multiple-choice question below, then if you wish, elaborate on …
Read MoreIowa SBA hires new district director
Jayne Armstrong has been named the new Small Business Administration Iowa district director, replacing former director Joe Folsom, who retired last year. Armstrong joined the Iowa district office from the SBA’s office of field operations …
Read MoreUnityPoint Health names volunteer services executive director
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines has hired Staci Fry as executive director of volunteer services. She will oversee the volunteer programs at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Methodist West Hospital and Blank Children’s …
Read MoreWatch replay of Branstad’s Condition of the State address
Gov. Terry Branstad gave his annual Condition of the State address this morning, calling for bipartisan support for road projects, education and expanding high-speed Internet access in rural Iowa. The speech came on the second …
Read MoreThe world according to new Drake President ‘Marty’ Martin
Earl F. “Marty” Martin was in town Monday so Drake University could announce his appointment as the private Des Moines university’s 13th president.
For Martin, 53, who appears to be fit, it was a sprint …
Read MoreFormer lawmaker, Prairie Meadows champion Ed Skinner dies
Edwin Skinner, a powerful lawyer and former state lawmaker who was instrumental in the development of the Prairie Meadows horse track, died Monday night after a long illness. He was 78.
Skinner, a …
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Citigroup quietly scales back in consumer banking
Reuters: Citigroup Inc. has been quietly scaling back its consumer banking presence in some of the world’s major cities, pulling out from markets where it does not …
Read MoreMidAmerican Energy to complete latest project by end of year
MidAmerican Energy Co. officials said Monday that work has been completed on four of the five wind farms that make up its 1,050-megawatt Wind VIII expansion. The last turbines of the project will be in …
Read MoreDes Moines civil and human rights award nominations are open
The Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission is accepting nominations for the Mary Louise Smith Award and Business and Industry
Award. Nominations are due Feb. 2. Awards will be distributed March 18 during the commission’s Annual …
Read MoreNational Pork Board names new CEO
Chris Hodges, a pork industry leader, will take over as CEO of the National Pork Board on Feb. 16. Currently based in Kansas City, Hodges is senior vice president for business development of Smithfield Farmland. …
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