Archive for February 2018
Des Moines to host BIO World Congress in 2019
The 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology is headed to Des Moines. The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) says the industry convention will be held July 8-11, 2019, and will host executives, investors, policymakers and researchers from …
Read MoreMeredith agrees to sell Time Inc. UK
Meredith Corp. today said it plans to sell Time Inc. UK to private equity firm Epiris Fund II. Time Inc. UK was acquired by Meredith Corp. on Jan. 31 as part of the Des Moines-based media …
Shaffer appointed president and CEO of Homesteaders Life
The Homesteaders Life Co. board of directors has appointed Steve Shaffer as the company’s 10th president and CEO, effective March 15. The vote completed the West Des Moines-based insurer’s planned leadership transition process announced in …
Read MoreBroadlawns/UnityPoint psychiatry residency program receives accreditation
Broadlawns Medical Center and UnityPoint Health-Des Moines announced today that their jointly administered psychiatry residency program has earned full accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Broadlawns and UnityPoint Health Psychiatry …
Read MoreSolheim Cup leads to $400K in grants
Des Moines Golf and Country Club has donated $250,000 — half of its profit from the Solheim Cup — to nine charities. Receiving grants were Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Isiserettes Drill & Drum Corp, …
Read MoreFarm Bureau, Wellmark propose health benefit alternative for farmers
Iowa’s statewide farm organization thinks it has a plan to help farmers who are struggling to find affordable health insurance, the Mason City Globe Gazette reported. Under the proposal, Wellmark would create health benefit plans for Farm …
Read MoreBrazil predicts it will top U.S. corn exports; USDA disagrees
Brazil, which already produces more soybeans than the United States, is expected to outpace Americans in corn production in 2027-28, Successful Farming reports. Iowa is the top U.S. producer of corn, and both corn and soybeans play …
Read MoreISU: Russians run campaign against GMO crops
Russia, in the spotlight for allegedly interfering with the most recent U.S. presidential election, has also been trying to turn public opinion against a major Iowa business — genetically modified crops, the Des Moines Register reported. …
Read MoreGuest Opinion: Fostering success through personal branding
By Emily Steele | Co-founder, Brand Launch
Your personal brand can be used now more than ever to help you create success in your business. In short, your personal brand is what people say about you …
Paustian wins another book award
Author Tony Paustian, provost of Des Moines Area Community College’s campus in West Des Moines, has won a silver medal from the Axiom Business Book Awards for his book “A Quarter Million Steps: Creativity, Imagination and Leading Transformative …
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