Archive for January 2019
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Waukee superintendent resigns
Waukee schools Superintendent Cindi McDonald has resigned effective at the end of the school year after a state audit uncovered questionable financial dealings at the district, the district reported. The Waukee School Board on Monday …
Read MoreEffectively Utilizing Deferred Compensation Plans
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How millennials became the burnout generation
This is one of those stories that will be bookmarked and referenced for the rest of the year. I actually don’t know how I can sum up this Buzz Feed piece in a short blurb — it covers …
Read MoreUnion to represent more than 500 General Mills workers in Iowa
Des Moines Register: More than 500 General Mills workers in Cedar Rapids will be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Workers voted Wednesday during two National Labor Relations Board election sessions, according to …
Read MoreSCI plans exhibit on mental health
The Science Center of Iowa on Feb. 5 will open a traveling exhibit, “Mental Health: Mind Matters.” The exhibit will feature hands-on interactives and immersive multimedia experiences. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 18 …
Read MoreState finishes first laborshed studies
Iowa Workforce Development has finished its first round of new laborshed studies that are intended to make it easier for employers to find workers.
The first group included Cresco, Decorah, Dubuque, Elkader, Oelwein, Manchester, Maquoketa and Waukon. …
MGP invests in Kansas machine works
West Des Moines-based private equity fund Midwest Growth Partners has invested in Van Becelaere Machine Works, based in Pittsburg, Kan. Vince Van Becelaere and Joel Van Becelaere, president and vice president of Van Becelaere Machine …
Read MoreBurlington director named State Star by America’s Small Business Development Center
Janine Clover, regional director of the Southeastern Community College Small Business Development Center (SCC SBDC) in Burlington, has been named the 2019 Iowa State Star by the national organization America’s SBDC, Iowa State University reports. Clover …
Read MoreRestored ‘Apollo and Venus’ painting to be unveiled at Hoyt Sherman
A restoration of Des Moines’ earliest Old Master painting, Otto van Veen’s “Apollo and Venus,” will be unveiled Jan. 24 at Hoyt Sherman Place, the museum announced. The restoration of the 400-year-old painting, which was rediscovered …
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