Archive for December 2017
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit awards announced
The annual Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit last month included these awards:
Ambassador Branstad to speak in D.M. Dec. 22
U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will be among the speakers at the Iowa-China Business Forum Dec. 22 at the Des Moines Embassy Club. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Branstad will …
Read MoreDOT offers real-time truck parking info
The Iowa Department of Transportation is starting a system that will give truckers real-time info on where parking is available at rest stops and at truck stops. It should be up and running by Jan. …
Read MoreHill re-elected Farm Bureau president
Craig Hill of Ackworth has been re-elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation for a two-year term. He has held the post since 2011 and was again re-elected at the organization’s 99th annual meeting …
Read MoreUI launches Parkinson’s study with Michael J. Fox Foundation
The University of Iowa, which has worked with the Michael J. Fox Foundation since 2009, is launching a new study.
That work will look into whether a drug approved for leukemia cases could help those with …
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Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Zumbach on sales tax: This time is different
Steve Zumbach, a Des Moines lawyer and economic development leader, has watched Polk County voters blowtorch several local-option sales tax proposals he and other leaders held up as a chance to move the community ahead …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Inside Facebook’s office culture
When Glassdoor released a list of the 100 best places to work, they somehow overlooked the Business Record, which often is referred to as the “Google of Fourth Street” when it comes to cool office digs and …
Read MoreGregg: Iowa income tax code is complicated, costly and outdated
Quad-City Times: The No. 2 executive in state government told an Iowa tax group Thursday the state’s income tax code is too complicated, too costly and in need of modernization to better address the demands and …
Read MoreIPERS’ unfunded pension liabilities rise to nearly $7 billion
Des Moines Register: The unfunded liability of Iowa’s largest public employees’ pension fund has increased to almost $7 billion amid recent actuarial changes that reflect lowered expectations for future investment gains, according to a report issued Thursday. …
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