Archive for December 2015
B2E Direct Marketing announces nonprofit grants
B2E Direct Marketing is offering grants to help nonprofit organizations use big data to meet their goals. Company President Keith Snow noted while serving on three community boards that nonprofits aren’t using data as much …
Read MoreBranstad claims 200,000-job goal met; critics claim he’s cooking the books
Gov. Terry Branstad claims he’s met his goal of 200,000 newly created jobs in Iowa, but critics say he’s using creative accounting, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. Beth Townsend, director of Iowa Workforce Development, claimed in a …
Read MoreWells Fargo grants $200,000 to Drake business programs
Wells Fargo & Co. recently renewed its long-standing commitment to Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration with a five-year, $175,000 grant to the university’s Professional and Career Development Center. The grant enhances Drake’s …
Read More#GivingTuesday is underway
Via dsm magazine: OK, we’ve made it through Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. And today? Today is Giving Tuesday — a day to celebrate with generosity. Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday encourages philanthropy ranging from …
Read MoreZimpleman to retire from Principal on Jan. 4
Business leaders more optimistic about state economy, but less so than this time last year
The Iowa Business Council said today that its index of business leaders’ sentiments for the…Read More
Social Money acquired by Austin-based firm for $10.6 million
Forty Under 40 2015
The Business Record is proud to announce the 16th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees.
These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have …
Read MoreRyan building new corporate headquarters in downtown Minneapolis
Ryan Companies US Inc. is building a new corporate headquarters in a part of downtown Minneapolis where it has led the redevelopment of a …
Read MoreNorthey seeks money for water quality work, fight against bird flu
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey this week asked for $10 million for water quality initiatives and $500,000 for efforts to fight bird flu. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship made the requests in …
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