Archive for January 2019
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Hospital pricing mandate not loosening the blindfolds yet
Des Moines’ hospital systems are complying with new federal rules that require them to post estimated costs for medical procedures, but the results are far from enlightening, writes David Lind in his blog on health …
Read MoreCloser Look: Les Sulgrove
When Via Group Realtors President Ken Clark said last month that veteran residential real estate agent Les Sulgrove had been named vice president of the West Des Moines firm, he left out a key piece …
Read MoreQuad City airport passenger numbers up 17 percent in December
Quad-City Times: The Quad City International Airport ended 2018 on a high note. The number of total passengers was up 17 percent in December, Executive Director Ben Leischner told the Rock Island County Metropolitan Airport Authority …
Read MoreRevenue department releases updated state tax reform guidance
The Iowa Department of Revenue has released additional guidance on two common tax deductions that have changed due to the state tax reform measure signed into law in May 2018. The revised guidance applies to …
Read MoreUI students take flight to Norway for lesson in rocket science
Two University of Iowa students are traveling to northern Norway for “rocket school” this month, the only American students taking part in the program this year, reports Radio Iowa. Emily Silich of Epworth and Danny Tallon …
Read MoreBorda promoted to COO of Principal International
Principal Financial Group has promoted Pedro Borda, currently president of Principal South Asia and India, to senior vice president and chief operating officer of Principal International. In his new role, Borda will partner with the Des Moines-based …
Read MoreDiversity, Pedro Borda, Iowa Department of Revenue, rocket school
There are more than 640,000 people who live in Greater Des Moines and its surrounding communities, who work for the hundreds of businesses big and small, who volunteer and participate in the thousands of organizations …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Throwback to ‘02
Nate Heinrich, head of John Deere’s Precision Ag Product Marketing and Innovation department, appreciates the throwback music medium of CDs.
Heinrich was the first speaker of 2019 for the Technology Association of Iowa’s TechBrew series, …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Mandelbaum’s present to council colleagues examines poverty and housing
Des Moines City Councilman Josh Mandelbaum gave his council colleagues each a copy of “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” for the holidays. The council has a tradition of exchanging gifts at the …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the January 18 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the January 18 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 …
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