Archive for August 2018
NOTEBOOK: Who’s running the store?
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ITA Group acquires experiential design firm Hartmann Studios
West Des Moines-based ITA Group, a provider of corporate engagement services, has acquired Hartmann Studios, an experiential design and production company. With offices in San Francisco and Atlanta, Hartmann Studios is an experiential design and production …
Read MoreAug. 29 to Sept. 1: 11th annual Hunger Fight
Host: Meals From the Heartland
About: The 11th annual Meals from the Heartland Hunger Fight is fast approaching. It’s a sight to behold when thousands of Central Iowans come together over a four-day period to …
Schultz to lead Loras College’s premedical program
Loras College in Dubuque has hired Dr. Ulrike Schultz as director of its new postbaccalaureate premedical program and prehealth professions adviser. Loras launched its one-year, postbaccalaureate premedical program in January. It’s specifically designed for individuals …
Read MoreCourage League Sports founder to be honored by Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation announced it will host its first Woman of the Year Gala in Des Moines on Sept. 20. The inaugural event will honor Melissa Clarke-Wharff, founder of Courage League Sports, an adaptive recreation …
Read MoreWintersteen joins World Food Prize Council of Advisors
The World Food Prize Foundation announced that Wendy Wintersteen, president of Iowa State University, has joined the World Food Prize Council of Advisors. Wintersteen will review, advise and guide the World Food Prize leadership on its policies …
Read MoreSBA award nominations accepted through Jan. 9
The U.S. Small Business Administration will accept nominations in a variety of divisions through Jan. 9 for its National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year. Awards directly tied …
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle security engineer to give Iowa Technology Summit keynote
An autonomous vehicle security expert will give be the headliner at the Iowa Technology Summit. Charlie Miller, principal autonomous vehicle security architect at Cruise Automation, will deliver the keynote presentation in downtown Des Moines on …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the August 17th Issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the July 27 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Database shows how much teaching hospitals,doctors get from drugmakers
Three years ago, Sen. Chuck Grassley co-sponsored the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which created a public database meant to promote transparency and accountability by providing information about payments made by drug and medical device makers …
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