Archive for December 2017
Deere completes acquisition of the Wirtgen Group
Deere & Co. announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of the Wirtgen Group, a global manufacturer of road construction equipment based in Germany. In June, Deere announced a definitive agreement to purchase the …
Read MoreIowa Leading Indicators firing on all cylinders in October
The Iowa Leading Indicators increased 0.4 percentage points to 108.2 in October from 107.8 in September. For the first time since December 2010, all eight components of the index contributed positively to the index. Among …
Read MoreLift IOWA calendar: The month ahead
Dec. 5: Bettendorf Business Network meeting
Host: Bettendorf Business Network
About: Iowa State Extension Service Director Becky Bray and Ginny Wilson-Peters of Integrity Integrated will be the featured speakers at this event. A buffet lunch …
Guest Opinion: Gentlemen deserve headlines too
By Michelle DeClerck | President, Conference Event Management
It might be entirely possible that headlines regarding women’s issues resonated across the world more so in 2017 than in any year of memory. While many of the …
Central Iowa executives graduate from Drake leadership academy
The intensive 18-month program is …
Read MoreCRST Logistics names new president
Corridor Business Journal: Cedar Rapids-based CRST International has named Kimberly Maes president of its logistics operating company, CRST Logistics Inc. Maes has more than 20 years of transportation leadership experience, most recently as president of Swift Logistics LLC. She …
Read MoreDes Moines couple honored with outstanding philanthropist award
Peggy Fisher and Larry Stelter recently were named recipients of the 2017 Philanthropy Day award, an honor given by the Central Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Fisher and Stelter own the Stelter …
Read MoreArmknecht named executive director at Arc of East Central Iowa
Corridor Business Journal: The Arc of East Central Iowa has named Anne Armknecht as its new executive director following a national search. Armknecht has more than 30 years of experience in executive planning, administration, communications and …
Read MoreLift IOWA – In Case You Missed It: 11-27-17
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Organizers of Simpson College’s entrepreneurial program, EMERGE@Simpson, have formed a nonprofit foundation aimed at providing a source of seed funding and expertise to entrepreneurial ventures at Simpson as well as other small private colleges …
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