Archive for August 2016
A quick look at office and industrial leasing
Report: Immigration fueling Greater D.M. growth
Will Cedar Rapids’ rail dock project derail Des Moines’ transload facility?
W.D.M. chamber names Wallace new president/CEO
Ed Wallace, deputy director of Iowa Workforce Development, has been named president and CEO of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, effective Aug. 22. “Ed could recognize we are on a unique …
Read MoreW.D.M. chamber names Wallace new president/CEO
Ed Wallace, deputy director of Iowa Workforce Development, has been named president and CEO of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, effective Aug. 22. “Ed could recognize we are on a unique …
Read MoreDMACC names provost for Boone campus
Des Moines Area Community College has hired a Texas college administrator as the next provost of the DMACC Boone campus. Drew Nelson, originally from Minnesota, has been dean of liberal arts and sciences at Alvin …
Read MoreTelligen acquires Colorado-based wellness company
Telligen Inc., a West Des Moines-based population health management company, announced it has acquired Total Well-Being, an employee health and well-being company with headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colo., effective Aug. 1. “Telligen has long offered employee-centric health …
Read MoreTrueNorth expands Greater Des Moines presence
Officials from Cedar Rapids-based TrueNorth, with Frank Berlin & Associates and Rowles, Hayes and Carney, announced that FB&A and RHC will adopt the TrueNorth name and brand to expand the firm’s presence throughout Greater Des …
Read MoreFunding OK’d for Waterloo white-water course design
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A controversial downtown white-water course remained afloat as city leaders authorized additional design work. Waterloo City Council members voted 5-1 Monday to approve more engineering related to the proposed course along the east …
Read MoreACA health insurance rates to rise
Quad-City Times: Obamacare health insurance premium increases are expected to accelerate in Iowa, according to studies of the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act. The Kaiser Family Foundation released a study that suggested the growth will be …
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