Archive for July 2018
Hy-Vee says Harding Hills store will reopen after knee-high floodwater inundated aisles
Des Moines Register: Hy-Vee will reopen its flood-damaged Harding Hills grocery store in about a month with a new format — but it will continue to sell groceries, company officials said. “We had planned to remodel …
Read MoreISU Startup Factory announces two new cohorts for program
The ISU Startup Factory is accepting two new cohorts based in Ames and Austin, Minn., reports Clay and Milk. The program is based in Ames, but also hosts startups in northwest Iowa. Startups accepted in the …
Read MoreAnkeny Y remains closed for flood cleanup
The Ankeny Family YMCA will remain closed all this week while officials assess the damage caused by water that flooded into the building as a result of Saturday’s torrential rains. Dan Bertsch, executive director of …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy partners with Minneapolis-based CSDZ
Holmes Murphy announced it has partnered with Minneapolis-based Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann Inc., an insurance firm specializing in the construction and surety industries. The merger, which adds more than 100 CSDZ employees, makes Waukee-based …
Read MoreHarrop named chief operations officer for Mercy-West Lakes
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines has appointed J. Phil Harrop as chief operations officer for Mercy-West Lakes in West Des Moines and vice president of Mercy-Des Moines, effective July 29. Harrop is currently president and CEO of Saint …
Read More‘Summer Fridays’ benefit appears to grow in U.S. reports
Research firm Gartner Inc. reports that 46 percent of companies polled are planning to offer “summer Fridays” hours in 2018 — up from 42 percent in 2017, and up from the 12 percent offering some type …
Read MoreThe Photo Issue: Frank Levy
Watching a single rower, sculls suspended above the water, the thin boat barely leaving a wake in its path, is like watching a feather skit across the water. On a morning when clouds have cleared …
Read MoreThe Photo Issue: Christina Davis
Her hands reached up and gripped the bundles of bright purple silk suspended from the ceiling. Deep breath, eyes focused up. Her back and arm muscles tensed as she pulled herself up and into the …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Brad Anderson
Brad Anderson started out in engineering before bolting for political science and a career that has included working for a nonprofit started by preeminent cancer doctor Richard Deming and now for AARP.
A gifted fundraiser …
TrueNorth acquires Gateway Insurance Services
Cedar Rapids-based TrueNorth Cos. has acquired Gateway Insurance Services, which will adopt the TrueNorth name and brand, the companies said in a press release. With locations in Ames and Iowa Falls, Gateway Insurance Services has done business …
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