Archive for June 2018
ISU Startup Factory announces second cohort in ‘node’ program
Iowa State University’s Startup Factory Network announced the second cohort in the experimental SUF Node program, a 52-week accelerator program piloted in northern Iowa with regional Small Business Development Centers. This year’s cohort includes iPet, …
Read MoreCommuters, watch out for speed cameras June 25
Workers who commute to and from downtown, pay attention. This may be the most important news you get today: Speed cameras will be back on Interstate 235 starting next Monday (June 25), according to a …
Read MoreJune 21-24: 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships
Host: USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships
About: One thousand of the best track and field athletes from across the country will compete on the historic Blue Oval at Drake Stadium in Des Moines — …
ITA Group wins national award for ESOP video
West Des Moines-based ITA Group, which creates and manages incentives, events and recognition programs, has been selected by the ESOP Association as the winner of the 2018 Annual Award for Communications Excellence in the video category for …
Read MoreStudy: Millennials are bad tippers
Millennials, who make up much of the wait staff around here, are bad tippers — when they tip at all, CreditCards.com found in a report detailed by Bloomberg. Bloomberg’s writer noted that millennials like to spend …
Read More150,000 homes at risk from climate change flooding
The Union of Concerned Scientists found that 150,000 coastal homes and commercial properties worth $63 billion will face repeated damage from flooding related to climate change in the next 15 years, InsideClimateNews.org reported. The risk could …
Read MoreRecommended reads to start the week
Here are a few reads (and a listen) from my list of articles and features to check out. It was difficult to fit in very many with Father’s Day festivities and the effort to stay …
Read MoreAthene, Accordia in dispute over California insurance complaints
Athene Holding has responded to a regulatory notice from the California Department of Insurance that has proposed fines and the temporary closure of its subsidiary, Athene Annuity and Life Co., for allegedly failing to meet …
Read MoreAttorneys general reach $100 million Libor settlement with Citibank
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a $100 million multistate settlement Friday with Citibank for fraudulent conduct involving Libor, which is a benchmark interest rate that affects financial instruments worth trillions of dollars and has a widespread …
Read MoreState upgrades filing system for new businesses
New business filings will now take less than a day to process, down from a two-week wait, because of new filing software launched today by the Iowa secretary of state’s office.
Fast Track Filings, a …