Archive for February 2018
Pleasant Hill council approves incentive for redevelopment of former water park
The Pleasant Hill City Council approved a $2.25 million forgivable loan Tuesday for the redevelopment of a long-closed water park on East University Avenue into a mix of apartments, restaurants, retail and office spaces. Christensen …
Read MoreMercy-Des Moines recognized for lung cancer screening excellence
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines has been named a Screening Center of Excellence by the nonprofit Lung Cancer Alliance for its commitment to responsible lung cancer screening. Low-dose CT screening for lung cancer carried out safely, efficiently and …
Read MoreEmbrace Aging offers free seminars at DMU
The Embrace Aging speaker series will return to Des Moines University beginning Feb. 20. The free one-hour programs are focused on helping health care providers, patients and families learn more about aging-related topics, particularly about …
Read MoreHinnenkamp to lead BerganKDV as CEO
Minnesota-based CPA and wealth management firm BerganKDV Ltd. has named Dave Hinnenkamp as CEO, effective July 1. Hinnenkamp is currently BerganKDV’s wealth management partner-in-charge, a position he has held with the firm for the past 16 years. …
Read MoreNeighborhood Finance considers Cedar Rapids branch
Neighborhood Finance Corp. has carved happy homes in Des Moines for the last 28 years, and now efforts are underway to spread its home financing expertise to Cedar Rapids.
The organization taps private banks and …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: ‘Green economic pastures alongside rivers of red ink’ not a pretty picture
Here’s an interesting piece just posted on FiveThirtyEight that explains why the current federal deficit is unusual — and worrisome. As Boston Globe columnist Evan Horowitz writes: “We are following a path that the country …
Read MoreIowans warned to not eat Fareway chicken salad tied to salmonella
Des Moines Register: Iowa consumers are being warned against eating chicken salad sold at Fareway stores that’s been tied to multiple cases of salmonella illness. Preliminary test results from the University of Iowa’s state hygienic laboratory …
Read MoreFoley: Trump budget doesn’t include new airport aid
President Donald Trump in his new budget documents once again mentioned the need to rebuild the nation’s runways — but there was no evidence of help from the two most likely sources, said Kevin Foley, …
Read MoreFoley: Trump budget doesn’t include new airport aid
President Donald Trump in his new budget documents once again mentioned the need to rebuild the nation’s runways — but there was no evidence of help from the two most likely sources, said Kevin Foley, …
Read MoreErtl named to North American board
David Ertl, Iowa Corn’s technology commercialization manager, has been named to the executive board of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network, an industry organization for scientists and researchers. Plant phenotyping involves analyzing observable plant characteristics. …
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