Archive for July 2018
Business Record 7-13-18
A prescription for change
Will state review of pharmacy benefit managers bring reforms?
Focus: Health Care
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Read MoreLimited housing prospects for minimum wage earners
A recent national report carried some startling numbers about affordable housing: None exists in any state, city, county or metropolitan area in the country for workers earning minimum wage and needing a two-bedroom apartment.
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Outsourcing at ACT leads to 23 job cuts
The Gazette: ACT will eliminate 23 jobs in Iowa City as part of an outsourcing effort the company first announced two years ago. In April 2016, the Iowa City-based educational testing company said it would outsource …
Read MoreThree finalists for vacancy on Iowa Supreme Court
A state nominating commission has chosen the names of the three finalists — all women — for the next Iowa Supreme Court justice, reports the Des Moines Register. The commission chose District Court Judge Susan Christensen …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines house sales bounced up in June
Greater Des Moines house sales increased slightly last month to 1,530 from 1,498 in May, though the numbers were down from 1,737 in May 2017. Brennan Buckley, president of the Des Moines Area Association of …
Read MoreAdel seed producer sued over ‘discriminatory’ soybean seed sales
Stine Seed Co. of Adel faces a class action lawsuit after the Black Farms and Agriculturalists Association accused Stine of selling fake or defective soybean seeds to African Americans, reports the Des Moines Register. The Memphis-based …
Read MoreA prescription for change
John Forbes was deluged with emails and phone calls early this year as pharmacists across the state contacted him to try to sort out why one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers — CVS Caremark …
Read MoreUI to close Des Moines campus; programs to continue
The University of Iowa announced Tuesday it will close the Iowa Center for Higher Education in Des Moines by the end of 2018 and sell the 20-acre campus property. The center on the former AIB …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Steve Shaffer
Steve Shaffer joined Homesteaders Life Co. in 2014 as chief operating officer, as part of the West Des Moines-based company’s succession plan. That move brought Shaffer and his wife, both raised in Indiana, back to …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Greater D.M. tributes to Michael Sadler
The outpouring of emotion following the June 20 death of Michael Sadler reminded us in the Business Record newsroom of how one person can deeply affect so many. The loss continues to be felt. We …
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