Archive for January 2019
Illinois farm sale nets $10,100 per acre
While Midwestern farmers have struggled against falling land prices the past several years, a high-quality farm covering 607 acres in Illinois’ Champaign County area sold for $10,100 an acre, Successful Farming reported. It was better than …
Read MorePer Mar Security acquires Wisconsin-based security company
Davenport-based Per Mar Security Services has acquired All Channel Electronics based in Madison, Wis., the Corridor Business Journal reported. Rich and Pat Gmeinder, owners of All Channel Electronics, are retiring, and All Channel Electronics’ employees will be …
Read MoreHealth nonprofit EveryStep seeks reform on MCOs, worker shortages
EveryStep, one of Iowa’s largest nonprofit health organizations, will hold a Day on the Hill on Wednesday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Capitol rotunda to advocate for legislative reform related to Medicaid Managed …
Read MoreFeb. 2: 14th Annual Bravo Awards Gala
Host: Bravo Greater Des Moines
About: The Bravo Awards Gala is the perfect showcase for the work Bravo does year-round. Through investments made by 17 local communities, Bravo provides a competitive and reliable source of …
Large number of feeding operations in western Iowa increases nitrate in streams
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Landowners in two western Iowa watersheds are applying nitrogen fertilizer — in the forms of commercial fertilizer and livestock manure — at more than double the recommended rate, causing higher nitrate levels in …
Read MoreLooking to boost bioscience industry, governor eyes university partnership
Iowa City Press-Citizen: Gov. Kim Reynolds has recommended that the state adopt a budget that allots $2 million toward the creation of a collaborative center for researchers and agricultural business this week. If the funding makes …
Read MoreVariety named 2018 Charity of the Year by PGA Tour Champions
PGA Tour Champions has selected Variety — the Children’s Charity of Iowa as its 2018 Charity of the Year. Variety, which is an official tournament charity partner of the Principal Charity Classic, will receive a $30,000 donation …
Read MoreDMARC to add four more mobile pantry locations
The DMARC Mobile Food Pantry is adding four new mobile pantry partner locations throughout Greater Des Moines, beginning the week of Jan. 21. “We’re very excited to expand the reach of the DMARC Mobile Food …
Read MoreFAA looks into new tower at Des Moines airport
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun what usually is a five- to 10-year process that could end with Des Moines International Airport getting a new flight control tower, or an overhaul of the current one. …
Read MoreAnalysis: Women are working, but female breadwinners are few
Despite the growing number of women in the workforce, a new analysis shows that due to the gender pay gap, in most major U.S. cities, women are still not claiming the title of breadwinner in …
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