Archive for June 2016
UnityPoint Health Partners names new CEO
UnityPoint Health Partners names new CEO
July 1: Family Tees Golf Tournament
Passenger rail study to focus on service between Iowa City, North Liberty
Cedar Rapids Gazette: With cost estimates for passenger rail service between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City coming back higher than expected, officials now want to explore a scaled-down plan in Johnson County. The study will build …
Read MoreJune 22: Commercial Real Estate Professionals Day at the I-Cubs
The latest benefits perk: Student loan repayment
Some companies now are contributing to their employees’ student loan payments, just like they do to their retirement accounts, LA Biz reported. Last year only 3 percent of employers offered the benefit, according to the Society for Human Resource …
Read MorePrairie Meadows points finger at whistleblower
Des Moines Register: A whistleblower is believed to have prompted the Internal Revenue Service’s action to revoke Prairie Meadows’ federal tax exemption, recorded conversations during a private meeting of the casino’s board reveal.…
Read MoreGreen Plains plans ethanol export terminal in Texas
Green Plains Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to build and operate its first export-import fuels terminal in Beaumont, Texas, the latest in a string of expansion moves by the country’s fourth-largest ethanol producer, Reuters reported. The …
Read MoreIowa economy grew by 2 percent last year
Iowa’s gross domestic product for 2015 totaled $174 billion, a 2 percent increase from 2014, according to a report from the Legislative Services Agency, an arm of the Iowa Legislature. Farming made up nearly $2.3 …
Read MoreFOCUS: Measuring the manufacturing skills gap in Iowa
Dee Zee Inc. can’t find enough production workers to fill its increasingly skilled positions, and the gap is growing.
The Des Moines manufacturing company, which has more than tripled its workforce in the past seven …
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