Archive for June 2018
Iowa Supreme Court rejects 72-hour abortion waiting period
KCCI-TV: The Iowa Supreme Court has rejected a proposed 72-hour waiting period for abortions in the state. It would have required a woman seeking an abortion to wait three days before having the procedure. The …
Read MoreProject Fresh to expand distribution sites for free produce
The Aetna Foundation is partnering for a third year with the Des Moines Area Religious Council to provide free fresh produce to Greater Des Moines residents who face food insecurity. The initiative, Project Fresh, will distribute fresh …
Read MoreLorenger named CEO of HNI Corp.
Muscatine-based furniture manufacturer HNI Corp. announced Thursday that Jeffrey Lorenger will take over as the company’s chief executive officer, the Quad-City Times reported. In April, HNI announced that CEO and Chairman Stan Askren would retire by the …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Restaurant group offering harassment prevention training
The Iowa Restaurant Association, which represents more than 10,000 eateries and other hospitality-related workplaces, reported recently it plans to offer this summer online training for preventing harassment for free to any interested Iowa outlet. This caught our …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of June 25
Kelsey White
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-Iowa Chapter
Promoted to development manager
kwhite@cff.org
Gina Sundermann
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-Iowa Chapter
Hired as operations specialist
gsundermann@cff.org
Maggie Simonson
BrownWinick Law Firm
Hired as associate attorney
simonson@brownwinick.com
Mollie Ross
Technology …
Read Moredsm Magazine focuses on people behind water trail plan
Our colleagues at dsm Magazine unveiled the July/August issue earlier this week. In it is “The Ripple Effect,” an article by writer Michael Morain that features three local leaders who have had a hand in …
Read MoreFamily farmland sticks with kin, ISU survey shows
A new survey published by the Iowa State University Extension finds that most of Iowa’s farmland doesn’t change ownership very often, Radio Iowa reports. The results of the 2017 survey report that 82 percent of landowners …
Read MoreInterest rates for ag operating loans are on the rise
Interest rates for farm operating loans have increased to an average of 4.9 percent this spring, up from 3.5 percent in the final quarter of 2015, when rates scraped a historic low, according to the …
Read MoreAlliant scraps one solar plan, proposes another
Alliant Energy’s Iowa operation has dropped a plan to ask customers to pay a premium for existing solar energy capacity after the plan was widely criticized. Instead, its Interstate Power and Light branch will come …
Read MoreAmend Packing Co. closes its doors after 149 years in Des Moines
Des Moines Register: Just shy of its 150th anniversary in Des Moines, one of the city’s oldest businesses will close its doors today for the last time. Amend Packing Co., 410 S.E. 18th St., has processed …
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