Archive for November 2017
Nov. 16: Executive Forum on Diversity and Inclusion
Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership
About: The fifth annual Executive Forum on Diversity and Inclusion aims to cultivate a community conversation surrounding inclusion opportunities in the region. Yasmine Mustafa, a tech entrepreneur, community leader and …
AmeriHealth to lay off 400 in Iowa after ending state Medicaid contract
Radio Iowa: The company that’s ending its contract with the state to manage care for more than 200,000 Iowa Medicaid patients is laying off hundreds of employees. AmeriHealth Caritas has notified the Iowa Workforce Development agency …
Read MoreGender pay gap larger among Iowa university administrators, data show
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Female administrators at Iowa’s public universities made 66 percent of what their male counterparts were paid last year — an even larger chasm than Iowa’s overall gender pay gap of 77 cents on …
Read MoreFBL earnings dip in third quarter
FBL Financial Group Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $27.1 million, or $1.08 per share, compared with $30 million, or $1.20 per share, for the third quarter of 2016. Earnings were lower primarily because of …
Read MoreEPA: Clean Power Plan would save 4,500 jobs
Washington Post: An Obama-era rule meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions — a regulation President Donald Trump wants to block — would save 4,500 premature deaths, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported. That would be more …
Read MoreSculpture Park collected votes for national APA award
The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines is a finalist for the American Planning Association’s People’s Choice award in the annual Great Places in America contest. You can vote here through Nov. 7. …
Read MoreADM exec: China move will boost U.S. ethanol exports
China’s plan to move to a 10 percent blend of ethanol in its gasoline supply will boost U.S. ethanol exports, said ADM Chief Executive Juan Luciano, Successful Farming reported.
Agrimoney says Luciano told investors that China …
MidAmerican Energy proposes lower costs, new energy efficiency program
MidAmerican Energy Co.’s proposed energy efficiency program would save commercial customers an average of $152 per year, with industrial power users saving $6,500.
Residential customers would save about $67 a year.
The investor-owned utility filed …
Iowa Business Council members bullish on next six months
Iowa Business Council members bumped the overall economic index up eight points for the next six months, to 65, compared with the same period last year.
When the third-quarter survey questions turned the CEOs’ attention …
Nelson to succeed Kenny as CEO of LCS
Des Moines-based senior living communities company LCS announced today that Joel Nelson has been promoted to CEO and president of the company, effective Jan. 1. Ed Kenny will continue as chairman of the board of Life Care …
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