Archive for February 2018
Lossner a hall of famer
Justin Lossner, executive vice president for JLL’s Iowa office, has been named to the Midwest Real Estate News Hall of Fame. Lossner outlined the personality traits needed to be a successful commercial broker, including “being …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Ankling for a story
But we are observant journalists enough to know that when we recently interviewed …
Read MoreKids’ summer entrepreneurship camp registration opens
Do you have a budding entrepreneur at home? Get a jump-start on summer planning and register now for the University of Iowa’s entrepreneurship camp. The Kid CEO and Future CEO day camps, which will be …
Read MoreTruck orders spike, pushing shipping rates up
The Wall Street Journal reports that trucking companies’ January orders for heavy rigs were the highest in nearly a dozen years. Freight traffic is high, pushing shipping rates higher — up as much as 30 percent …
Read MoreHemesath, Dhawan, Kirpalani to speak at Accelerate DSM
This year’s Accelerate DSM event on April 5 at the Science Center of Iowa will feature these speakers, along with roundtable and panel discussions:
U.S. Senate leaders announce two-year budget deal
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Senate leaders unveiled a massive two-year budget deal today, a major victory for both parties that could prevent a government shutdown at the end of this week and increase the federal government’s spending. But …
Crowell to retire from UnityPoint Health-Des Moines
Eric Crowell, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines, today announced he will retire July 1. Over his 37-year career in health care, including 17 in his current position, Crowell has led organizations in Iowa, …
Read MoreMany chambers of commerce holding annual dinners this month
Voters approve school referendums in Waukee, Ankeny and Urbandale
Waukee, Iowa’s fastest-growing school district, will move forward with construction of a second high school, the Des Moines Register reported. Waukee voters on Tuesday approved a $117 million bond issue to build a second high school near …
Read MoreFormer Mercy CEO, community leader Patricia Clare Sullivan dies
Longtime Greater Des Moines community leader Patricia Clare Sullivan, the former president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, died Monday near Orlando, Fla., where she lived, after a brief illness, Mercy reported. She was …
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