Archive for August 2018
Bass named president of Great Western Bancorp
Longtime Greater Des Moines banking executive Doug Bass has been named president and chief operating officer of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Great Western Bancorp Inc., parent of Great Western Bank. Bass has been a regional president …
Read MoreDMACC hires Andres to lead Iowa Culinary Institute
Des Moines Area Community College has hired John Andres as director of the Iowa Culinary Institute. In his new position, Andres will manage Culinary Arts as well as the DMACC Hotel and Restaurant Management programs. …
Read MoreWomen’s Leadership Connection now Women United
United Way of Central Iowa has announced a new name for the Women’s Leadership Connection. The new name — Women United — honors a diverse and vibrant group of female leaders who are making a …
Read MoreInnovative Companies: Intoxalock Ignition Interlock
The Problem: Historically, individuals charged with operating while intoxicated in Iowa and other states lost their driver’s license, Intoxalock CEO Kimberly Williams said. Without public transportation or other daily means, most individuals would just drive …
Read MoreRockwell Collins wins contract for Navy, Marine Corps safety requirements
Corridor Business Journal: Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins is helping U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft obtain safety-critical Required Navigation Performance Area Navigation capabilities through a contract issued by the Naval Air Systems Command Air Combat …
Read MoreDMU alumnus donates sculpture to university
Des Moines University has received a generous gift of a commissioned sculpture from Dr. Fredric Gold, a 1973 alumnus of the university. The 12-foot-tall sculpture by Charles Strain, named “The Gathering,” will be installed in …
Read MoreMidAmerican files plan to reduce wind turbine strikes on bald eagles, bats
A new conservation plan and funding proposed by MidAmerican Energy Co. aims to help mitigate the number of bald eagles and bats killed by wind turbines.
The utility today filed a habitat conservation plan with …
Oct. 5: Many Hands Business Breakfast
Host: Many Hands for Haiti
About: The Many Hands Business Breakfast brings together business leaders from across Iowa, engaging with New York Times best-selling author and renowned keynote speaker Tommy Spaulding while raising financial resources …
Iowa Beverage Systems of D.M. to buy C.R. beverage distributor
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Beverage Systems of Des Moines will purchase Iowa Beer and Beverage, doing business as Fleck Sales in Cedar Rapids, to create a company with more than 4,000 wholesale customers and nearly 300 …
Read MoreLabor Center closure initial savings: $95K
Closing the University of Iowa’s 67-year-old Labor Center is projected to save $95,041 this budget year, about a fifth of the more than $550,000 in total savings that will come as contracts wind down, the Cedar …
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