Archive for May 2018
Romano named Iowa Medical Society president
The Iowa Medical Society recently installed Dr. Michael Romano as the organization’s president. He succeeds Dr. Joyce Vista-Wayne, who held that position for the past year. Romano is a board-certified family medicine physician with more …
Read MoreJustice Zager to retire from state Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Bruce Zager said today he will retire Sept. 3, ending a 19-year judicial career that includes 12 years as a district judge. He began serving on the Supreme Court on March …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of April 30
Johnathan Colton
Brokers International
Hired as commission specialist
jcolton@biltd.com
Heather Ferreria
Brokers International
Hired as graphic designer
hferreria@biltd.com
Brad Bach
LenderClose
Hired as vice president of sales
bbach@lenderclose.com
Laura Briggs
Catch Des Moines
Promoted to …
Read MoreState ‘backfill’ for local property taxes phased out by Iowa Senate bill
Des Moines Register: The Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a bill Thursday to gradually eliminate state payments to local governments that lawmakers had promised when they approved sweeping commercial property tax cuts five years ago. Democrats …
Read MoreFBL Financial reports first-quarter earnings
FBL Financial Group Inc. reported first-quarter net income attributable to the company of $23.6 million, or 94 cents per share, compared with $26.4 million, or $1.05 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2017. Premiums …
Read MoreMercy-Des Moines to propose 100-bed psychiatric hospital
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines will seek state approval to build a $31 million psychiatric hospital in the Des Moines area, the Des Moines Register reported. The proposed free-standing hospital would have 100 beds — triple the 34 …
Read MoreMercy division agrees to pay up to settle claims it overbilled state Medicaid program
Catholic Health Initiatives Health at Home, doing business as Mercy Respiratory Care and Med Supply, has agreed to pay $189,061 to the federal government to resolve allegations that it overbilled Iowa’s Medicaid program for purchases …
Read MoreJune 15: Zoobilation Gala
Host: Blank Park Zoo
About: Show off your pride and support Blank Park Zoo. Enjoy a wild evening at the zoo with special animal encounters, dinner and drinks. Zoobilation supports animal wellness, education programs, conservation …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read:Nikola v. Tesla: A tale of two companies
With two motor companies named after a brilliantly odd man, a lawsuit was bound to happen, wasn’t it? Just after Tesla CEO Elon Musk was panned for snubbing Wall Street analysts in an earnings call, the Hustle popped up …
Read MoreLee Enterprises earnings fall, but stay level without fair-value adjustment
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Davenport-based media company Lee Enterprises Inc. today reported earnings of $2.5 million for its second fiscal quarter, or 4 cents per diluted common share. That was down from $6.4 million, or 11 cents …
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