Archive for March 2018
Rockwell Collins names new managing director for Latin America
Rockwell Collins has appointed Jairo Soterio as the managing director to lead the company’s growing presence in the Latin American region, according to the Corridor Business Journal. As the new managing director for Latin America, Soterio …
Read MoreMeredith Corp. to sell Meredith Xcelerated Marketing to Accenture
Meredith Corp. announced today an agreement to sell Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM) to Accenture Interactive. The announcement follows Meredith’s recent acquisition of Time Inc. MXM employs more than 450 people across the U.S. and Canada, including 75 …
Read MorePolk supervisors to streamline weapons permit process
The Polk County Board of Supervisors today announced an organizational change in the Polk County Sheriff’s Office as a step toward speeding up the weapons permitting process for gun dealers. The reorganization, which the supervisors …
Read MoreReynolds signs two key mental health bills
Mental health advocates joined Gov. Kim Reynolds this morning in the Capitol rotunda to witness her sign two important bills recently passed unanimously by the Iowa Legislature — a wide-ranging bill aimed at shoring up …
Read MoreIowa imposes $50,000 penalty on lab promoting ‘drinkable sunscreen’
A laboratory firm based in New York has agreed to pay $50,000 to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s office for supporting a so-called “drinkable sunscreen” that did not work, sold by the Colorado company Osmosis. International …
Read MoreDwolla event raises more than $10,000 for Pi515 nonprofit
The Dwolla-sponsored event Monetery raised $10,265 for an after-school coding education program, Dwolla announced on Tuesday. More than 250 participants attended as panels of investors, entrepreneurs and community members explored what it takes to create value …
Read MoreMainframe Studios draws 6,000
Mainframe Studios, home to artists and nonprofits, since October has drawn 6,000 visitors since it started open studios from 5 to 8 p.m on the first Friday of the month. Attendees can visit 65 artists’ …
Read MoreWinneshiek, Dallas counties ranked as Iowa’s healthiest
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Fifty-one Iowa counties were ranked among the healthiest communities in the country, according to a new nationwide health ranking released this week. Winneshiek, Dallas and Sioux counties were named the healthiest counties in Iowa by …
Read MoreNelson plans $36M development in East Village
Nelson Construction & Development is proposing a three-level, 399-stall parking garage with no internal ramps as part of a $35.8 million mixed-use development along East Grand Avenue in the East Village of Des Moines.
Nelson, …
Read MoreTop Security Concerns for the Manufacturing Industry
BY JAKE GIBSON, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Security Officer, LightEdge Solutions
One issue that is top of mind for manufacturers, especially ones that have contracts with government agencies or are subcontractors with suppliers to the …
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