Archive for March 2018
On The Rise: 3-12-18
Happy Medium
Hired as director of connections strategy
Des Moines
Kathleen Sullens
Community 1st Credit Union
Promoted to branch manager
Cedar Rapids
Angie Cobb
Pioneer Bank
Joined the bank …
SEC reaches $3.6 million settlement with Voya
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday announced a $3.6 million settlement with investment adviser subsidiaries of Voya Holdings Inc. for a securities lending practice that harmed mutual fund investors, Investment News reported. In its order, the SEC …
Read MoreMassachusetts launches investigation of Wells Fargo Advisors
Wells Fargo’s wealth management business is facing a fresh investigation into whether clients were sold inappropriate investments and steered into high-cost advisory accounts, Financial Planning reported. On Thursday, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin announced that …
Read MoreEPA awards grants to 16 Iowa school districts for school bus upgrades
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded $532,000 in rebates to 16 Iowa school districts to help them replace 28 older diesel school buses, including three in the Bondurant-Farrar Community School District. The awards are part of …
Read MoreFeed Energy offers ‘Excellence in Ag’ scholarships
For a seventh year, Pleasant Hill-based agribusiness company Feed Energy Co. is offering two $2,500 “Excellence in Ag” scholarships to students studying agriculture at a college or university in nine Midwestern states. Recipients will include …
Read MoreAs Trump administration touts coal, renewable energy use rises
Coal is still Iowa’s largest source of energy generation, but ethanol production and wind energy are gaining ground. Coal use in Iowa dropped from 76 percent of power production in 2008 to 47 percent in …
Read MoreWhat’s happening with trade — and how does Iowa fit in?
There’s been a lot of talk of tariffs and trade in national and local headlines in the last week or so. The March 9 Business Record (Insider) tackles the very topic with Managing Editor Perry Beeman talking …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of March 5
Gina David
McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith PC
Hired as director of marketing
gdavid@mhcscpa.com
Jean Fisher-Hraha
Bankers Trust
Promoted to assistant vice president, underwriter
jfisher-hraha@bankerstrust.com
Heather Coulter
Bankers Trust
Promoted to assistant vice president, enterprise …
Read MoreMarch 20-21: 2018 Partnering for Growth Biotech Innovation Showcase & Forum
Host: Iowa Biotechnology Association
About: An investor conference and industry forum that joins innovators, investors and biotech leaders together over the course of a day and a half. It is an event for learning, investing …
Optimae’s southeast Iowa division receives accreditation
Optimae Home Health Services announced that its Southeast Iowa division, which serves 13 southeast Iowa counties, has received its first three-year accreditation from Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Inc. The accreditation process entailed an in-depth …
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