Archive for June 2016
Winnebago operating earnings up 28 percent
Forest City-based Winnebago Industries Inc. reported a nearly 28 percent increase in operating income for its fiscal third quarter. The recreation vehicle manufacturer’s net income was $14.4 million, or 53 cents per share, an increase …
Read MoreCareer fair part of conference to address workforce issues
The partner agencies leading Iowa’s implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act will host One Door: Many Paths, a conference to comprehensively address workforce issues across the state. The June 27-28 conference at Prairie Meadows Conference Center in …
Read MoreWaukee council votes to play fair
Waukee council votes to play fair
Student artists to be recognized at Des Moines Arts Festival
The Des Moines Arts Festival will celebrate more than 400 young Iowa artists at the Visionary Artists Ceremony, presented by Hubbell Homes, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on the Hy-Vee Main Stage. This is the first …
Read MoreLinn County group recommends $8.25 minimum wage
Cedar Rapids Gazette: In an unexpected move, the Linn County working group studying a county minimum wage has recommended raising it to $8.25 an hour. The recommendation to raise the countywide minimum wage $1 above the …
Read MoreRecord number of nurses apply for loan forgiveness program
Iowa College Aid has received a record number of applications for a loan forgiveness program for Iowa registered nurses and nurse educators for the 2015-16 academic year. The 331 applications mark an increase of 7.1 …
Read MoreAdel Chamber group joins Greater Des Moines Partnership
The 140-member Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce has joined the Greater Des Moines Partnership as an affiliate chamber, according to a release. As a result, all Adel Partners Chamber members become regional business members of …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Mike Helak the paperboy
While perusing the latest list of nominations for our upcoming Photo Issue in which we photographically feature business leaders doing their hobbies, I came across a suggestion for U.S. Bank Regional President Mike Helak. Apparently …
Read MoreBakken pipeline will run under sacred tribal site
Des Moines Register: State officials have lifted a stop-work order on the Bakken oil pipeline in northwest Iowa where tribal officials had objected to disrupting sacred American Indian land that includes burial grounds. Instead of digging …
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