Archive for June 2018
NOTEBOOK: Spurgeon School of Journalism
The Business Record recently sat down with Randy Evans, the executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, and he mentioned one of the people who mentored him early in his career. Gary Spurgeon …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the June 8 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the May 4 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Marketa Oliver
Marketa Oliver started work in May 2017 as Bondurant city administrator, a job title she has grown into over a 30-year career. After Oliver graduated from Drake University, she worked in the city manager’s office …
Read MoreMajority of Iowa stocks gain ground in May
All but four Iowa-based stocks that the Business Record follows gained ground in May.
Double-digit one-month gainers were Renewable Energy Group Inc. at 38.37 percent, KemPharm Inc. at 20.39 percent, American Equity Investment Life Holding …
ONE GOOD READ: New privacy controls will let Apple users block website trackers
Athene finishes $19 billion Voya deal
Athene Holding Ltd. has taken responsibility for $19 billion in fixed and indexed annuity liabilities from Voya Financial Inc., ThinkAdvisor reported. Athene says it and an investor group have also bought a stake in Venerable Holding …
Read MoreRevenue Department offers tax-reform information
The Iowa Department of Revenue is developing information on the rollout of the tax reform legislation approved by state lawmakers last session and signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The new tax law modifies individual income …
Read MoreMysterious and inaccurate primary election texts an error, not malicious, officials say
Text messages sent to voters with inaccurate primary election information were sent in error by a campaign, not by a party with malicious intent, state election officials said today. Text messages received by Democratic voters …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: In case you missed it …
In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com
Tariff trouble
The Iowa Pork Producers Association assesses the damage from a planned Mexico tariff on U.S. pork. Learn …
ONE GOOD READ – NOTEBOOK: Prepare to track your time on your iPhone (scary!)
Here’s my favorite sentence from a CNN Tech story on Apple’s announcement of a new way to track your screen time and how often you pick up your iPhone: “Welcome to 2018, when tech companies hold major …
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