Archive for June 2018
Holmes Murphy adds Property Protect short-term rental insurance
Corridor Business Journal: Property Protect, an automated insurance program for short-term rental properties, announced an exclusive partnership with independent insurance broker Holmes Murphy, which specializes in property casualty products. Property Protect recently launched in all 50 …
Read MoreJ.C. Penney Home Store to close; Valley West Penney’s to offer home furnishings
Des Moines Register: The J.C. Penney Home Store in Clive will close June 30. The company said it will consolidate its home furnishings into the Penney’s store at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines. A …
Read MoreJ.C. Penney Home Store to close; Valley West Penney’s to offer home furnishings
Des Moines Register: The J.C. Penney Home Store in Clive will close June 30. The company said it will consolidate its home furnishings into the Penney’s store at Valley West Mall in West Des Moines. A …
Read MoreIowans request nearly 50,000 absentee voters, shattering records for primary elections
A total of 49,808 Iowans had cast absentee ballots for today’s primary by the close of business on Monday, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced in a release. The previous high mark was 40,718 in …
Read MoreMexico to set 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork
Mexico will impose a 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork imports in retaliation over the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexican exports, Reuters reports. The tariffs, which were announced by Mexican industry officials but …
Read MoreSBA-backed loans picked up in May
The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 17 private loans for businesses in Central Iowa in May, the most in a single month this year.
The loans totaled $4.5 million and were for businesses in an …
June 14: Tee Up Fore Tigers
Host: West Des Moines Community Schools Student Scholarship Fund
About: This golf outing is the primary fundraiser for the scholarship fund. It surpassed the $1 million mark last year. In 2017, 160 scholarships were awarded …
Winnebago buys recreational boat builder Chris-Craft
Mason City Globe Gazette: RV manufacturer Winnebago Industries announced today it has entered the marine market by acquiring Chris-Craft, a recreational boat builder. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The recreational boat builder, which has …
Read MoreRDG buys Walker | Coen | Lorentzen Architects
RDG Planning & Design has acquired Walker | Coen | Lorentzen Architects, boosting its architecture staff by 30 percent and adding an Iowa City office. “We’re excited about this for a whole host of reasons,” …
Read MoreIowa economic indicators were flat in April; 6-month trend is skidding
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index in April remained unchanged from March at 108.5, following the first two consecutive negative signals since July 2016. However, with four of the eight components contributing positively, up from three …
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