Archive for May 2018
Iowa Finance Authority suspends credit card use amid financial reviews
KCCI-TV/Associated Press: The Iowa agency that promotes affordable housing has suspended the use of credit cards that were issued to employees outside the state’s normal program. The move by the Iowa Finance Authority comes as the …
Read MoreWilliam Penn schedules May 14 open house for Johnston campus
William Penn University will hold an open house at its Johnston campus on May 14. The new metro location at 5525 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280, opened to students on Jan. 2, making classes more …
Read MoreIowa libraries to have access to Edge technology platform
The State Library of Iowa announced it has joined Edge, a tool developed by Washington, D.C.-based Urban Libraries Council to help libraries assess their technology, communicate its impact and plan for the future. Edge is based on …
Read MoreCorteva Agriscience announces reorganization of regional seed brands
Corteva Agriscience, an agriculture division of DowDuPont, announced plans to reorganize five regional corn and soybean seed brands in the U.S., which Corteva said would expand brand access to the company’s genetics, marketing and distribution. …
Read MoreReynolds defends Iowa utilities, energy efficiency changes
Quad-City Times: Gov. Kim Reynolds defended changes in Iowa utility regulations she signed into law last week as a compromise that will save ratepayers’ money while maintaining a “robust” energy efficiency program. The law will make …
Read MoreSenators: Trump wants year-round sales of high-ethanol gas
Des Moines Register/Associated Press: Republican senators say President Donald Trump will allow year-round sales of renewable fuel with blends of 15 percent ethanol as part of an emerging deal to make changes to the federal ethanol …
Read MoreGDMLI announces new event.
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has developed Activate, an event designed for the Community Leadership Program Class of 2018 to share their experiences with the community. Class members will discuss their class projects, how …
Read MoreHunger-Free Polk County, DMARC to add two new mobile food pantries
Two years after introducing its first mobile food pantry, the Partnership for a Hunger-Free Polk County and DMARC will add two new mobile pantries to its fleet. Variety — the Children’s Charity and a private …
Read MoreUnitedHealth Group’s doing wonderfully — and Wellmark is having a better year, too
University Research: Creating and preserving reputation and trust
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In October 2017, Japan’s Kobe Steel, a company with more than a century of reputation on the line, admitted that it had falsified data to show some of its copper, aluminum and steel products …