Archive for March 2018
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Software, scheming and Bigfoot: Peek behind the lottery fraud
The road to lottery fraud faltered during a Bigfoot hunt. Truly. The story of Eddie Tipton’s $24 million scheme stands out because of the improbability of everything that happened — from the hiring of Tipton as a …
Read MoreIowa Mainstreet Index falls
Iowa remained in growth territory in March but saw its Rural Mainstreet Index fall to 52.8 from 55.3 in February.
Creighton University reported that the state’s farmland-price index for March dropped to 42.7 from 46.4. …
DMACC nursing professor named postsecondary educator of the year
A Des Moines Area Community College nursing professor has received the Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education Postsecondary Educator of the Year award. Melody Bethards, nursing simulation coordinator at DMACC, has been a longtime advocate …
Read MoreFourth-quarter indexed life sales up 7.6% year-over-year
Wink’s Sales & Market Report released statistics on universal and indexed life insurance sales reported by 64 life insurers. Nonvariable universal life sales — which include both indexed UL and fixed UL product sales — for …
Read MoreIvanka Trump to appear with Gov. Reynolds in Waukee
First daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump will visit the Waukee School District on Monday, reports the Des Moines Register. Trump will appear with Gov. Kim Reynolds while touring the Waukee Innovation & Learning Center, a …
Read MoreMeredith moves to sell Time, Fortune and Sports Illustrated titles, sources say
Reuters: Meredith Corp. has hired advisers to explore a sale of its Time, Fortune, Money and Sports Illustrated magazines following its $1.84 billion acquisition of Time Inc. in January, people familiar with the matter said. The …
Read MoreGeneral Dynamics to cut jobs in Coralville
Cedar Rapids Gazette: General Dynamics Information Technology will conduct another round of job cuts at its call center in Coralville. The reductions will take place later this year and are due to changes with a government …
Read MoreAetna, UnityPoint Accountable Care launch new employer health plan option
Health insurer Aetna and UnityPoint Accountable Care L.C. today announced they have formed an accountable care collaboration in Iowa and in central and southern Illinois, along with a new employer health plan option that they …
Read MoreClimate action nonprofit names Russell executive director
Iowa Interfaith Power & Light, a statewide nonprofit organization mobilizing the religious community to become leaders in the movement for climate action, has named Matt Russell as its new executive director. Russell is currently a sustainable agriculture …
Read MoreTomorrow Plan speaker calls for small, simple changes
Jason Roberts, founder of the Better Block Foundation, is expected to lay out small, simple changes neighborhoods can make when he appears in the Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series at noon April 10 at the State …
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