Archive for May 2016
Invest in She – DSM participants announced
Coralville company on national list of 50 best places to work
Inc. magazine: MediRevv of Coralville was named by Inc. magazine as one of this year’s 50 best places to work among companies with up to 500 employees. MediRevv, which offers payment and revenue management …
Read MoreFederal loan will assist construction of assisted living center in Grinnell
A $3.5 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has been awarded to Hammond Center LLC to help with the construction of a 20-unit assisted living facility in Grinnell, according to …
Read MoreTribal land questions block Bakken pipeline
State and federal officials have blocked work on the Bakken oil pipeline in three Iowa counties after questions arose about a tribal site in the path, The Des Moines Register reported. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife…Read More
Troen named Iowa Distinguished Printer of the Year
Jon Troen, CEO of Des Moines-based Mittera Group, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Iowa Distinguished Printer of the Year Award by Printing Industries Midwest. The trade association represents graphic arts and …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Did you know? New global trade strategy
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has launched a new global trade strategy this year. It is working with the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase after a study showed Greater Des Moines lagging in foreign…Read More
Branstad signs bill to improve access to technical education
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday signed legislation aimed at improving access to modernized technical education, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported. Branstad, appearing at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, said the legislation is aimed at making…Read More
Coventry seeks 23 percent premium increase
Coventry Health Care of Iowa is proposing premium increases averaging 23 percent next year for Iowans who buy their own coverage rather than obtaining it through their employers, The Des Moines Register reported. The requested increase,…Read More
NOTEBOOK: Tomorrow Plan Year Three
I sat in on the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Year Three kickoff event and review of the Tomorrow Plan initiative, a voluntary plan for the sustainable development of the region for the…Read More
D.M. area bucks trend in supply of lots for houses
A record number of homebuilders have told their national organization that house lots are in low supply. The situation in Greater Des Moines is not quite as dire.
“We’re in a better situation than we…Read More