Archive for March 2018
Iowa’s Business Conditions Index rose in February
Creighton University’s Business Conditions Index for Iowa in February rose to a “very healthy” 59.4 from the 58 the month before. Anything above 50 indicates growth. The monthly survey of supply managers found new orders at …
Read MoreDMACC expands apprenticeships program
DMACC is expanding 22 pre-apprenticeship programs after seeing a rise in enrollment from Central Iowa high school students. This year, 2,350 high school students are enrolled at work-based/pre-apprenticeship programs hosted at DMACC or high school campuses, …
Read MoreReynolds to appoint Naig as next ag secretary
Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to appoint Mike Naig to replace Bill Northey as state agriculture secretary when Northey resigns to take a job as undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Naig is deputy secretary of the …
Read MoreSave money with quality geotechnical service
BY SID JUWARKER, Client Development Manager, Terracon
As a Client Development Manager at a consulting engineering firm, I am constantly talking with clients about their projects and discussing ways we can add value. One of …
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Midwestern chiropractic network plans expansion
Fulcrum Health Inc., which operates one of the largest independent networks of credentialed chiropractors in the Upper Midwest, announced it will open a new, larger headquarters this month in Plymouth, Minn., as part of a …
Read MoreWellmark Foundation’s BlueCare Giving generates $1.8 million for Iowa nonprofits
More than 570 Iowa nonprofit organizations received $1.8 million in funding this year through the Wellmark Foundation BlueCare Giving program. The foundation said today in a release that Wellmark employees logged nearly 38,000 volunteer hours with qualified …
Read MoreFareway COO Greiner to retire
Fareway Stores Inc. President and COO Frederick Greiner will retire Sept. 1, the company reported. Greiner has worked for Fareway for 50 years, and has been on the board since 1991. He started in Independence, and …
Read MoreLifting the Veil
Iowa Senate Republicans approve massive tax cut plan
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Senate Republicans passed a sweeping tax relief and simplification plan Wednesday they called a bold initiative to eventually cut individual and corporate income tax rates by $1 billion a year and spur …
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