U.S. business execs report rosier outlook

By user | June 3, 2016 |
Business executives are feeling more confident about the U.S. economy’s prospects than last quarter, but still more guarded than last year, the American Institute of CPAs’ second-quarter survey found.


The organization polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers,…Read More

NOTEBOOK: Top MBA graduate lands in Des Moines

By user | June 3, 2016 |

A standout University of Iowa graduate who’s beginning an insurance career in Des Moines recently was named among the top 100 full-time MBA graduates in the country.

Kyle Wehr was recognized by Poets & Quants, a magazine that covers…Read More

On The Move: Week of May 30

By user | June 3, 2016 |
Mike Halbur Ryan Companies US Inc. Hired as senior project manager mike.halbur@ryancompanies.com


Jill Boetger Ryan Companies US Inc. Hired as project manager I jill.boetger@ryancompanies.com


Eric Bridgewater Ryan Companies US Inc. Hired as project engineer eric.bridgewater@ryancompanies.com…Read More

RMH Systems acquires Kansas scale company

By user | June 3, 2016 |

Waukee-based RMH Systems announced it has completed its acquisition of Electronic Scale Systems Inc. in Kansas City, Kan., effective June 1. The acquisition makes RMH Systems, an industrial systems integrator that specializes in material handling, packaging and …

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Iowa among six states in butterfly mission

By user | June 3, 2016 |

Iowa and five other states will work to improve habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators along Interstate Highway 35. The interstate runs along the main route monarchs use to migrate between Mexico and Canada. …

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