Archive for October 2016
Nationwide to administer city of Des Moines retirement plan
The city of Des Moines has selected Nationwide as its exclusive retirement plan provider. Nationwide will provide consolidated record keeping, marketing and educational services for the plan’s 1,800 participants and $165 million in assets, the …
Read MoreBerganKDV acquires Eldora ag accounting firm
Cedar Rapids-based business consulting firm BerganKDV announced it recently acquired Agribusiness Resources CPA LLC, an Eldora-based accounting firm specializing in retail agriculture. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Agribusiness consulting is one of …
Read MoreState auditor also reviewing Iowa State flights
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The State Auditor’s Office is conducting its own inquiry into Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s use of university-owned aircraft, including flying one of the planes on trips that included vacations. The state …
Read MoreISU helps IDOT save money on snowplows
Nominate a Great Iowa Nurse
The 100 Great Iowa Nurses program has opened nominations for 2017. Each year, the program recognizes 100 nurses across the state whose compassion and commitment to their patients and the nursing profession stand out above all others. …
Read MoreUniversities not doing enough to teach money management, regent says
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Amid worries that the cost of higher education is leaving too many graduates saddled with debt, Iowa’s three public universities could start requiring students next fall to take online training in money management, …
Read MoreMeta Financial profits grow in fourth quarter and fiscal year
MetaBank parent Meta Financial Group Inc. reported profits of $33.2 million for year ended Sept. 30, compared with $18.1 million a year ago, while fourth-quarter net income was $6 million, up from $4.6 million in …
Read MoreDes Moines part of national effort to improve services
The city of Des Moines has been selected as one of 16 added to Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities initiative, an effort to enhance the use of data and evidence in the public sector in …
Read MoreNew Wellmark report links obesity, high-cost health conditions
Drake publications win national honors
Two of Drake University’s student publications earned top national honors over the weekend. Drake’s student-produced publications won three Pacemaker awards, the nation’s most competitive award for collegiate journalism, during the Associate Collegiate Press’ annual conference …
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