Archive for July 2018
NOTEBOOK: CARE program connects Mercy College students, local health clinics
Nursing students who are enrolled in Mercy College of Health Sciences’ Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will receive more hands-on clinical experience in community-based settings in Central Iowa through a $1.79 million grant the …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Waterfront living in Iowa? The prices could sink you
If it’s winter, and you want a vacation, you head to warm and dry Arizona or Palm Springs. Summertime treks are closer to Des Moines, and involve a nice lakeside cottage at Panorama, Clear Lake …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: A sunny solution for lowering energy costs
You might not expect a pharmacist to geek out about alternative energy, unless he happens to be John Forbes. I met the Urbandale pharmacy owner, who is also a state
representative in the Iowa House, …
NOTEBOOK: A Fourth without fireworks
What’s more American than fireworks?
Lots of things, I would argue, including the golden retriever puppy at home with his tail between his legs as my neighbors shot off their fireworks. Despite the poor pup’s …
NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…
In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com.
A real tail wagger
It’s rare to find employers — particularly larger organizations — that keep an in-house …
July 24: IREM Luncheon
Host: Institute of Real Estate Management Iowa chapter
About: Martha Norbeck of the U.S. Green Business Council Market Leadership Advisory Board will present on the council’s Advance Program.
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Survey finds brand loyalty not the same for farm equipment
This story from Radio Iowa hooked me as someone who grew up on a green-and-gold John Deere farm. My grandparents and parents were both diehard Deere owners. Even my brother’s toy tractors were mini John …
Read MoreHy-Vee expands same-day online delivery with addition of Instacart, Shipt
Hy-Vee Inc. announced that it will partner with two national online grocery delivery services, Instacart and Shipt, to expand Hy-Vee’s delivery footprint and provide new and convenient shopping options to Hy-Vee customers in more than two dozen markets. …
Read MoreAureon HR completes first SOC Type 1 compliance exam
Aureon HR, a subsidiary of West Des Moines-based business solutions company Aureon, has successfully completed its first SOC (System and Organization Controls) 1 Type 1 examination. The successful completion of the examination makes Aureon HR …
Read MoreFarm loan delinquencies are up, but still down
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports that farm loan delinquencies were up in the fourth quarter of 2017 from the year-earlier period. The stats are only slightly troubling, reports Successful Farming, given that delinquencies …
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