Archive for December 2017
Iowa leads the way in record wave of utility scams
A record number of Alliant Energy customers have reported scam phone calls, the utility reported. Of the 416 reports since Dec. 1, 265 came from Iowa. The rest were from Wisconsin. Customers told the company …
Read MoreBranstad in D.M.: Let’s add U.S. chicken to China dinner plates
U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad met this week with officials at West Des Moines-based Hy-Line to discuss opening China to poultry imports from the United States.
China banned poultry imports from the U.S. after …
Iowa Legal Aid names new executive director
Iowa Legal Aid will kick off the new year with a new leader. Nick Smithberg will succeed Dennis Groenenboom as executive director of on Jan. 4, announced Mark Zaiger, president of the Iowa Legal Aid …
Read MoreSuccessful Farming examines big ag mergers in ’17
This year brought an unusually powerful set of mergers in the agricultural arena, Successful Farming reports. “The Big Six in the agricultural seed, chemical and traits area — BASF, Monsanto, Bayer, Dow, Syngenta and DuPont — are …
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Voya to exit annuities and Athene to expand, in deal that creates new variable annuity company
Two financial services companies with operations in Des Moines announced a deal today in which one will exit the annuity business while the other will significantly expand in the fixed annuity market. The deal also …
Read MoreHearing a message of hope
For years, Keri Storjohann successfully compensated for her hearing loss by pairing herself with a business associate who would serve as her “ears.”
Her strategy enabled her to run her own marketing company for more …
EFR launches integrated substance abuse/mental health program
Employee & Family Resources recently launched a new program to meet the rising demand in Central Iowa for integrated substance abuse and mental health counseling. The addition of outpatient substance abuse services to EFR’s existing outpatient …
Read MorePodcast provides workplace sexual harassment awareness tips
In response to the recent flurry of public sexual harassment allegations and the #MeToo movement, MRA – The Management Association has produced a free podcast to provide organizations with practical solutions for preventing and addressing workplace sexual …
Read MoreBoehringer Ingelheim reaches $13.5 million settlement with states
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $13.5 million to all 50 states, including $178,000 to Iowa, to resolve allegations the drugmaker engaged in off-label marketing and deceptive and misleading representations in its promotion of four …
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