Archive for May 2015
Gravitate session focuses on credit card fees for businesses
Michael Christl of C2C Enterprises will speak on how companies decide what they charge for credit card charge processing at noon Tuesday at Gravitate, 206 Sixth Ave. The free event is designed to “demystify the industry of …
Read MoreState girls soccer tournament to stay in Des Moines
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has agreed to hold the Iowa Girls State Soccer Tournament at the James W. Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines through 2020. The tournament is seen as a …
Read MoreSBA backs $1.1 million in loans in April
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed $1.1 million in Central Iowa loans in April, creating 12 jobs and retaining 31.
For the year, the SBA has approved loans totaling $9.5 million, creating 129 …
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Minneapolis-based Medica to enter Iowa health insurance market
Iowans will have a new option for health insurance coverage in the individual market next year with the entry of Medica Health Plans, a Minneapolis-based regional …
Read MoreCemen Tech announces new leadership
Indianola-based Cemen Tech Inc., a manufacturer of volumetric concrete mixing equipment, announced Thursday it has hired Connor Deering as the company’s new president and CEO. Deering was most recently vice president of sales …
Read MoreSeven insurers to offer health coverage on Iowa marketplace
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart announced today that a total of seven companies have applied to offer Iowans health insurance through the federal health insurance marketplace in 2016. Just two of the companies will offer …
Read MoreFormer state officials among county nominees to convention center hotel board
Cynthia Eisenhauer, former chief of staff for Gov. Tom Vilsack, and Susan Voss, a longtime Iowa insurance commissioner who is now vice president and general counsel for American Enterprise Group, are among the final appointees …
Read MoreBlackbird Investments takes another step toward taking over Wilkins/Younkers building
The Des Moines City Council will be asked Monday to endorse a letter of support for the transfer of $3 million in federal funds to Blackbird Investments LLC for the renovation of the Wilkins/Younkers building …
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Factory output in U.S. stalled in April on machinery cutbacks
Bloomberg: Factory production stalled in April, as American manufacturers were dealt blows by a strong dollar and cheap oil. The unchanged reading in manufacturing …
Read MoreDes Moines Water Works blasts farmers’ media blitz
Des Moines Water Works says the newly formed Iowa Partnership for Clean Water’s advertising campaign supporting voluntary conservation work by farmers won’t help clean up the rivers the utility uses to serve nearly a half-million …
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