Archive for July 2016
Yesway hires convenience store veteran as adviser
Yesway, a new West Des Moines-based convenience store chain, announced that it has hired industry veteran Joseph Petrowski as a senior adviser and a member of the firm’s executive committee. From 2005 through 2013, Petrowski …
Read MoreSymphony returns to Iowa State Fair
For the first time in more than 20 years, the Des Moines Symphony will perform on opening night of the Iowa State Fair. The free, family-friendly, patriotic performance will occur on the MidAmerican stage at …
Read MoreRural Mainstreet Index remains weak
As a result of weaker farm economic conditions, bankers in the Midwest expect nearly 1 in 5 crop farmers will experience negative cash flows this year, according to a regional rural economy index. The Creighton …
Read MoreHy-Vee recalling no-salt-added black beans
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of no-salt-added black beans across its eight-state region because of the potential presence of plastic or metal pieces in the product.…
Read MoreStudy looks at childhood trauma’s impact in Iowa
Monona manufacturing plant to close
KWWL-TV: A second company said this week that it will close a manufacturing plant in eastern Iowa. Commercial Vehicle Group will close its plant in Monona. The company says there are 146 employees, and some will …
Read MoreColleges receive federal awards for nursing education
Three Iowa colleges have received a total of $647,115 from the Health Resources and Services Administration to further nursing education programs for high-need areas in the state. Allen College in Waterloo, Clarke University in Dubuque …
Read MoreWorkforce Development to phase out phone unemployment claims
Iowa Workforce Development announced it will phase out the option for Iowans to file unemployment claims, effective Oct. 1. The agency said that the majority of unemployment claims are already filed online and that moving …
Read MoreMicrosoft, Holmes Murphy seek state incentives
