Archive for July 2018
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Urban Institute attempts to solve puzzle of low homeownership among millennials
Profits up at Great Western
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Great Western Bancorp Inc. reported net income of $45.9 million, or 78 cents per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2018, compared with $40.5 million, or 69 cents per share, in the …
Read MoreIowa’s sole nuclear plant to end operations in 2020
NextEra Energy Resources, owner of Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, will close the Palo facility in late 2020, eliminating about 500 positions, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. NextEra reached an agreement with Alliant Energy to …
Read MorePrincipal earnings up 48 percent in second quarter
Principal Financial Group reported second-quarter net income of $456.6 million, a 48 percent increase from $309.5 million reported for second-quarter 2017. Net income per diluted share was $1.58 for second quarter 2018, compared with $1.06 …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of July 23
Liz Grindle
Steven Vail Fine Arts
Hired as assistant gallery director
lgrindle@stevenvailfinearts.com
Dan Burns
Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO)
Promoted to vice president, utility operations
dan.burns@cipco.net
Ryan Jones
PwC – PricewaterhouseCoopers
Promoted to partner
ryan.d.jones@pwc.com…
Read MoreOn The Move: Week of July 16
Lauren Johnson
Polk County Housing Trust Fund
Hired as policy and communications coordinator
ljohnson@pchtf.org
Jared Combs
Pratum
Hired as senior client executive
jared.combs@pratum.com
Samantha Kemp
Flynn Wright
Promoted to senior graphic designer
skemp@flynnwright.com
Stephanie McCoy…
Read MoreAug. 28: Founder Fireside with Omar Jordan of LenderClose
Host: Gravitate Coworking
About: Founder Fireside will feature Omar Jordan, the founder and CEO of LenderClose, a company focused on providing community financial institutions state-of-the-art compliant services.
When: 6-8 p.m.
Where: West Des Moines Business …
Marsh & McLennan revenue up 7 percent in second quarter
Global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. reported consolidated revenue in the second quarter of $3.7 billion, a 7 percent increase compared with the year-ago quarter. Net income attributable to the company was …
Read MoreAdams to lead NAMI Greater Des Moines board
Ashley Adams, director of Optimae Rehabilitation Services, has been selected as board president of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater Des Moines. She will serve a two-year term leading the Central Iowa organization’s 15-member …
Read MoreMercy Behavioral Health Hospital gets green light to build in Clive
Rendering by Johnson Johnson Crabtree Architects, Nashville
Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines will be adding 100 mental health beds in Iowa.
The Iowa Health Facilities Council today unanimously approved Mercy’s request to construct a 100-bed inpatient …