Archive for September 2016
West Bank’s Nelson to serve as chairman of banking association board
West Bank CEO Dave Nelson has been elected chairman of the Iowa Bankers Association executive committee. Other leaders of the executive committee are Kurt Herbrechtsmeyer, president and CEO of First Security Bank & Trust in …
Read MoreISU announces $1.65 million in seed funding for big-data projects
On The Move: Week of Sept. 5
W.D.M. businessman Wolfswinkel dies in plane crash
Scott Wolfswinkel, founder and owner of West Des Moines roofing and commercial construction firm Wolf Construction, was killed when the private Piper PA-46 plane he was flying went down in Lucas County on Wednesday, reported The …
Read MoreInnovative conveyor system to debut at new Homemakers warehouse
Homemakers Furniture, Iowa’s largest furniture store, announced it has completed construction of its ancillary warehouse facility in Urbandale. The 120,000-square-foot building adjacent to the Urbandale showroom will provide the company with 70 percent more storage …
Read MoreRaymond James, Robert Baird reach settlements with SEC
Report: West Des Moines is most expensive home market in Iowa
If you’re in the market for a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home, expect to pay more in West Des Moines than in any other city in Iowa, according to a Coldwell Banker review of its home listings. …
Read MoreMcLellan: You’re not doing it right
Two recent surveys caught my attention.
Deloitte asked chief marketing officers about their social media spending and discovered that current levels of spending have increased 234 percent since 2009. Even with that huge uptick, it’s …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Raise taxes for greedy EpiPen
The controversy over the EpiPen’s huge price increases is an example of what my friend K.C. likes to say is “another reason we need to raise taxes.”
I know that sounds strange. Let me explain.…
Read MoreNational Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors 2016
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