Archive for August 2016
Oct. 10: What nonprofits need to know about new overtime rules
Iowa Medicaid companies report losses in first half of 2016
Two of the three private companies managing Iowa’s Medicaid program say they’ve lost tens of millions of dollars so far, The Des Moines Register reported. New reports filed with the state show that AmeriHealth Caritas ran a …
Read MorePolk administrator to give update on convention center hotel
Polk County Administrator Mark Wandro will discuss the planning, financing and development of the Iowa Events Center Hilton Convention Hotel when the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association meets at 7:15 a.m. Sept. 1 at Des …
Read MoreConlin to retire from Iowa International Center
Though she recently celebrated her 75th birthday, her age really…Read More
Conlin to retire from Iowa International Center
Though she recently celebrated her 75th birthday, her age really…Read More
Des Moines council to consider tax credits for townhouse project
The Des Moines City Council will be asked today to support state workforce housing tax credits for a townhouse project that has been proposed by David and Jody Walters’ M & R Holdings LLC for …
Read MoreSurvey: More than two-thirds of insurers plan to increase staff
More than 66 percent of U.S. insurance companies intend to increase staff during the next 12 months, according to a new midyear labor study, the Insurance Journal reported. That rate, up from 65 percent a year ago, …
Read MoreLocal supplier of erosion-control materials buys Colorado firm
Des Moines-based Quick Supply Co./A.S.P. Enterprises has acquired the assets of Bowman Construction Supply Inc., a supplier of specialty building materials with headquarters in Denver. Quick Supply was founded in 1953. The acquisition of Bowman Construction …
Read MoreLocal supplier of erosion-control materials buys Colorado firm
Des Moines-based Quick Supply Co./A.S.P. Enterprises has acquired the assets of Bowman Construction Supply Inc., a supplier of specialty building materials with headquarters in Denver. Quick Supply was founded in 1953. The acquisition of Bowman Construction …
Read MoreDeere to lay off 30 in Quad-Cities, 115 in Waterloo
Quad-City Times: Deere informed employees today at plants in Davenport and Waterloo that it will lay off approximately 145 production workers. The actions include Davenport Works and Waterloo Works. Deere informed employees that an indefinite layoff will …
Read More