Archive for November 2016
Deere extends, expands exclusive contract with UnityPoint Health
West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health announced that Deere & Co. has selected it as the exclusive hospital network for Deere & Co. employees and retirees who access the Deere Premier health care provider network in …
Read MoreIPERS mulls $66 million pension merger with Des Moines teachers
Des Moines Register: Iowa’s largest public employees’ retirement program is looking at merging $66.7 million from a Des Moines teachers’ pension fund into the 345,000-member statewide pension fund.…
Read MorePresident signs Iowa disaster declaration to make aid available
Cedar Rapids Gazette: President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in Linn County and 18 other Iowa counties and has ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected …
Read MoreDavenport Works celebrates new Arconic name
Quad-City Times: After 68 years in Iowa, the Alcoa name disappeared from the Quad Cities and was replaced today by Arconic. In a ceremony befitting of a new company, the Alcoa plant in Riverdale assumed its …
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Barr named Des Moines liaison to LGBTQ community
The Des Moines city manager’s office has appointed Joshua Barr as the city’s designated liaison to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. Barr is also director of the Des Moines Civil & …
Read MoreGlobal Insurance Symposium announces 2017 co-chairs
The Global Insurance Symposium has announced its co-chairs for the 2017 event. Laura Beebe, director of investment administration at Farm Bureau Financial Services, and Kay Fairchild Godfredsen, managing counsel at Nationwide, will co-chair the fourth …
Read MoreState approves grants for 15 more ethanol blender pumps
The state has awarded $368,200 to support the installation of 15 new blender pumps and three underground storage tanks that can be used to distribute higher blends of renewable fuels. The money will go to six fuel retailers …
Read MoreHeartland Financial reports increase in net income
Heartland Financial USA Inc., the Dubuque-based bank holding company that has operations in Iowa and 10 other states, reported profits of $20.2 million, or 81 cents per common share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, …
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