Archive for February 2018
Water station project helps 54 Iowa schools get healthier
It’s now easier for students and staff at 54 Iowa schools, including 18 Greater Des Moines schools, to feel the numerous health benefits of drinking optimally fluoridated water throughout the day. Through a partnership led by …
Read MoreEMC reports higher fourth-quarter earnings
Des Moines-based EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported net income of $26.2 million, or $1.23 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with net income of $21.3 million, or $1.01 per share, …
Read MoreTAI, IEDA, Partnership, W.D.M. pin hopes on Iowans
The Iowan Project, a new talent development initiative, lets people with Iowa connections use a website to drop a pin on a map to show where they live now. The idea will be to encourage …
Read MoreAARP Iowa: Half of family caregivers have no home-care training
Iowa hospital and home-care advocacy groups are divided on a bill in the Iowa Legislature that would require hospitals to take specific steps to identify, notify and instruct family members about how to care for …
Read MoreSept. 11-13: Midwest Food Recovery Summit
Host: University of Northern Iowa – Iowa Waste Reduction Center
About: Last year, the first-ever Midwest Food Recovery Summit welcomed over 130 attendees from 18 states and Ontario, Canada, to become the first event of …
Waukee has opening on planning and zoning commission
Waukee residents interested in serving on the city’s planning and zoning commission have until Feb. 16 to apply for an open seat. Members of the commission are appointed by the City Council. The seven-member board …
Read MoreIowa Poll: Majority of Iowans support bottle bill
At least half of every demographic group surveyed in a recent Iowa Poll supported the bottle bill that applies a nickel deposit to soda and alcohol containers in an attempt to keep them out of …
Read MoreAmerican Equity earnings down in fourth quarter, annuity sales up
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., a leading issuer of fixed index annuities based in West Des Moines, reported fourth-quarter net income of $36.8 million, or 41 cents per share, down from net income of …
Read MoreUnited Way receives $300K for family financial stability programs
United Way of Central Iowa has been awarded a major three-year grant from the Siemer Instituteto provide comprehensive support to Central Iowa families working to achieve financial stability.
The $100,000 annual grant will enable the HOPE …
R&R names top performers for 2017
R&R Real Estate Advisors has named Michael Malone, Adam Kaduce and Tom Gayman as the company’s top producing individual brokers of 2017. Senior Vice President Gayman was a top producer for industrial properties, with leases …
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