Archive for December 2016
MenuMento joins Square One DSM
Des Moines-based startup MenuMento has joined the Square One DSM Accelerator. Founded by Alex Niswander and Gabe Nanaziashvili, MenuMento serves as a bridge between customers and a restaurant, bar or brewery’s brand. It provides clients with …
Read MoreEPA: Fracking harms water quality in some circumstances
A scientific study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ordered by Congress, provides evidence that fracking can harm water quality in certain conditions. The report identifies conditions that cause the most trouble.The impact can be severe when …
Read MoreBoattenhamer to leave Iowa Hospital Association
The Iowa Hospital Association’s point man at the statehouse for the past two decades is moving on. Greg Boattenhamer, the IHA’s senior vice president of government relations and advocacy, announced he will leave …
Read MoreStoryCorps coming to Des Moines
Iowa Public Radio will host StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour in Des Moines this summer, recording interviews with Iowans from an Airstream trailer Aug. 3 to Sept. 1 at a site to be announced in the spring. …
Read MoreStandard mileage deduction to decline in 2017
Business road warriors will get a slightly lower mileage tax deduction in 2017. The Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday the new national business mileage deduction rate will be 53.5 cents per mile, down a half-cent …
Read MoreDeere delivers its 2 millionth engine in Waterloo
Cedar Valley Business Monthly: The John Deere Engine Works in Waterloo can now hang a sign that says “More than 2 Million Served.” Deere’s Waterloo engine plant, which began production 40 years ago, built engine No. …
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Read MoreIowa turtle harvest season proposed
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Turtles in Iowa would be subject to commercial and recreational seasons and daily catch limits designed to protect them during their nesting season under preliminary rules the state Department of Natural Resources presented …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy named to Best Places to Work in Insurance
Climbing two spots from last year, the West Des Moines-based brokerage was ranked eighth …
Read MoreIowa farmland values tumble for third year in a row
Des Moines Register: Iowa’s average farmland value declined for the third year in a row, down 5.9 percent to $7,183 an acre over the past year. It’s the first time since the 1980s farm crisis that …
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