Archive for May 2018
Radia receives Community Leadership Award from Drake
Drake University Board of Trustees member Suku Radia, retired president and CEO of Bankers Trust, recently received the Community Leadership Award from the College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA). Radia was the keynote speaker …
Read MorePrincipal partners with ARAG to broaden legal document resources
Principal Financial Group announced that it has partnered with legal insurance provider ARAG to make legal document resources available to its retirement plan participants. The resource had previously only been available to Principal group life insurance customers …
Read MoreApril gloom wasn’t just about the weather
A majority of Iowa based companies posted April losses in their stock prices.
The Iowa Index, an unweighted average stock price of 22 Iowa-based public companies, was down 0.79 percent in April. On a year-over-year …
Event Planning Special Section 2018
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Elevating des moines
A closer look: Ben Handfelt vice president of marketing, Catch Des Moines
Focus: Hospitality & Tourism
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Read MoreAbortion law approved by Iowa lawmakers could be nation’s most restrictive
Quad-City Times/Associated Press: Iowa lawmakers have passed what could be the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country. Republican lawmakers with control of the Statehouse passed the so-called “heartbeat” bill early today, with back-to-back chamber votes …
Read MoreRockwell Collins demonstrates data links in tests for NASA
Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins demonstrated fail-safe data links to the U.S. government recently during two weeks of critical testing for the NASA Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management Program, the Corridor Business Journal reported. During the …
Read MoreWinnebago launching all-electric commercial vehicles line
Forest City-based Winnebago Industries announced the launch of an all-electric commercial vehicle platform, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Winnebago plans to develop an electric-powered chassis to use on 33- and 38-foot RVs in partnership with Motiv …
Read MoreWellmark, Principal get high rankings on Forbes’ America’s Best Employers list
Des Moines-based Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Principal Financial Group are among the best employers to work for in the country, according to an annual ranking by Forbes. Wellmark was ranked No. 3 …
Read MorePartnership sets federal priorities
After five meetings spanning the first three months of the year, the Greater Des Moines Partnership has come up with a short list of main priorities for federal action, and a whole book of other …
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