Archive for October 2018
In Case You Missed It – Lift IOWA: 10-15-18
IOWA
Affiliates Management Co., parent company of Coopera, announced that Victor Miguel Corro has been promoted to CEO of Coopera. Corro succeeds current CEO Miriam De Dios Woodward, who has accepted the position of CEO …
On The Rise: 10-15-18
Sarah Reichardt (pictured)
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Hired as director of donor relations
Des Moines
Crystal Ford
BerganKDV
Hired as market leader
Waterloo
Jeana Schultz
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Promoted to vice …
DOT auctions surplus equipment
Looking for some more-than-slightly-used equipment for your business, or maybe home? The Iowa Department of Transportation is selling surplus equipment beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 20 at its Ames headquarters. The “as is” items with …
Read MoreGreat Western Bank building to enter Cedar Rapids market
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Great Western Bank has broken ground on its first branch in Cedar Rapids, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The office is expected to open in midsummer 2019 with a staff of about …
Read MoreWells Fargo profit rises; cost cuts paying off
Wells Fargo & Co. posted a 32 percent jump in quarterly profit today, as the bank made headway in its cost-cutting plan and worked to put past misdeeds behind it, Reuters reported. Non-interest expenses in …
Read MoreHouse sales, prices down in September
The number of Greater Des Moines house sales dropped in September to 1,043 from 1,392 in August, the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said today. The median sales price also took a dip, dropping …
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Corning diner wins ‘best tenderloin’ title
Des Moines Register: The Iowa Pork Producers Association has named Three C’s Diner in Corning as the winner of the Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest for 2018. It’s the first time a restaurant in southwest Iowa …
Read MoreGo Cedar Rapids ceases operations; city to take over tourism and convention functions
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Go Cedar Rapids will cease operations on Monday, officials with the organization announced today. Citing the roughly $2.3 million debt created with this summer’s Newbo Evolve event, Go Cedar Rapids interim CEO Jim …
Read MoreHCI Care Services changes name
HCI Care Services & Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa has changed its name to EveryStep. In recent years, HCI Hospice Care Services, VNS Home Care, Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, Kavanagh House on 56th Street, Amanda …
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