Archive for May 2018
Grassley skeptical of oil refiner’s ‘hardship’ claim
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Marathon Petroleum, which earlier this year reported revenues of nearly $19 billion, is a “far cry from hardship,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said today about a news report that the refinery giant has asked …
Read MoreSeize the City intern program returns
Seize the City, the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s summer intern series, will again offer services to interns and college students in Greater Des Moines. The series of networking, community engagement and professional development events launches …
Read MoreU.S. House passes ‘right to try’ legislation
Legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to get access to experimental drugs is headed to President Donald Trump, who has pledged to sign it, Iowa Public Radio reported. The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed …
Read MoreBearence merges with Minnesota insurance brokerage
Bearence Management Group in West Des Moines has merged with North Risk Partners of St. Cloud, Minn. The merger was effective May 1. The new partnership accounts for $50 million in revenue, 265 employees and 21 …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Building up after Jane Jacobs
On impulse I ended up attending the Iowa Historical Society’s showing of “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City“with a friend, and left rethinking how I’d been approaching the apartment search. In the 1960s, writer/activist Jane Jacobs …
Read MoreTanner Krause named Kum & Go president; Kyle Krause now chairman
Kum & Go has named fourth-generation family member Tanner Krause as president, effective June 1, with his father, CEO and President Kyle Krause, becoming chairman and CEO.
“Tanner has a passion for our associates and …
Read MoreONE GOOD READ: Firm needs workers so badly, it’s putting them through drug rehab
Dubuque college receives $3.2 million estate of former professor?
Loras College, a Catholic liberal arts college in Dubuque, has received an estate gift of more than $3.2 million from the late Rev. William Wilkie, a 1950 graduate and professor emeritus of history. The gift …
Read MoreAmerican Equity in talks for possible sale
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. is working with an investment bank as it discusses a potential sale with interested suitors, Reuters reported. The West Des Moines-based provider of annuities and life insurance today confirmed in a …
Read MoreChallenging time for community banks; they keep turning a profit
Iowa banks prospered in the first quarter, with profits up 13.3 percent from a year ago to $264.9 million, but Iowa Bankers Association President and CEO John Sorensen wasn’t crowing about the good numbers in …
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