Archive for December 2016
Middle-market business conditions improve strongly
Business conditions for the U.S. middle market improved strongly from a year ago, according to the latest Middle Market Business Index compiled by RSM US LLP. The fourth-quarter index rose to 120.1, up from a calendar-year low of …
Read MoreDes Moines air traffic up 2.9 percent in November
Des Moines International Airport continues to enjoy a strong business year, with passenger traffic rising 2.9 percent in November. The count of passengers getting on and off planes in Des Moines is up 5.2 percent …
Read MorePowers named Greenlee School director at ISU
Angela Powers
Angela Powers has been named director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University, effective July 1, 2017. Powers, the first woman to hold the post, led the A.Q. Miller School …
Read MoreIt takes a village: Interns to live at ex-AIB campus
Dec. 20: DIG – Wellmark YMCA
Number of uninsured Iowans falls 46 percent
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The number of uninsured Iowans has dropped by 46 percent since 2010, the year the Affordable Care Act was launched, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data released today. That …
Read MoreMercy Iowa City seeks to join UnityPoint Health
United Way hires Stone as advocacy director
United Way of Central Iowa announced it has hired Dave Stone, former associate director of Bravo Greater Des Moines, as its advocacy officer. Stone will work to advance the collective legislative goals of the organization …
Read MoreSpotlight Innovation obtains rights to compounds for Zika treatment
Spotlight Innovation Inc. of West Des Moines announced it has obtained exclusive worldwide rights from the Florida State University Research Foundation to develop and commercialize certain compounds for the treatment of viral infections, including Zika …
Read MoreTop national biofuels authority to speak in Altoona
Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen, during a keynote address in Altoona on Jan. 31, will discuss how the Trump administration could affect the biofuels industry. Dineen, one of the leading national advocates for the …
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