Archive for January 2015
Gov. Branstad to give annual Condition of the State speech Tuesday
The 2015 session of the Iowa Legislature begins Monday, and Gov. Terry Branstad details his budget proposals and vision for the year in his Condition of the State address at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Branstad’s speech …
Read MoreInsurance agents could practice in multiple states under federal bill
In one of its first votes of the new Congress, the House of Representatives revived and overwhelmingly approved a bill that would help insurance agents practice in multiple states, InvestmentNews reported. The bill establishes the National …
Read MoreUnityPoint at Home director named to national board
Lori Bishop, executive director of clinical transformation for UnityPoint at Home, was named to the board of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. In her role as a national director, Bishop will support the …
Read MoreGerhart pledges prompt action on CoOportunity
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart said Wednesday he expects to reach a decision soon on whether CoOportunity Health will be liquidated.
“My hope is we’re going to be able to make a …
Read MoreGoogle adds time to prevent ‘leap second’ crash in June
Google is combating a feared Internet crash this year by adding small increments of time to its system clocks, Techie News reports. It’s doing so because 2015 is going to be longer: Scientists at the International Earth …
Read MoreJohnston to unveil economic development guide
The Johnston Economic Development Corp. will unveil a new development guide during its annual meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Stoney Creek Hotel. The guide will serve as resource for developers and …
Read MoreBlood center asks for donations amid critically low supply
LifeServe Blood Center, the sole supplier of blood products to more than 100 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, said today it urgently needs donors to give blood to increase the blood supply. Recent …
Read MoreTrade deficit shrinks, hiring up at end of 2014
The smallest trade deficit of the year in November and increased company hiring last month provided hints the U.S. economy is rising above a global slowdown, Bloomberg reported.
The trade gap, or the difference in …
Read MoreCommercial real estate backfill could be no fill
Attorney Jim Carney is taking a look at state of Iowa budget figures and wondering where the dollars will come from to pay for funding commitments made by previous legislatures.
He sees …
Read MoreIndianola retools its brand
The city of Indianola has a new logo, retooled website and a series of four videos to help attract residential and commercial development to the Warren County
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