Archive for January 2019
Trombino is named Reynolds’ COO
McClure Co. President Paul Trombino, who once led the Iowa Department of Transportation, will join the staff of Gov. Kim Reynolds as chief operations officer Jan. 7. Trombino has degrees in civil engineering and economics. In …
Read MoreIvy College of Business names George as associate dean for research
The Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University has named Joey George as its new associate dean for research. George, the John D. DeVries Endowed Chair in Business, is a professor of information systems. Known for …
Read MoreDow rebounds sharply
Last year at this time we were all marveling at a market runup that seemed to build on Obama-era fundamentals and pick up steam with the news of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and limiting …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: ‘New chapter’ in space exploration as China reaches far side of the moon
We’re diving into some international science news today in the Business Record newsroom. China is in the headlines a lot for its ongoing trade tiff with the United States. Today, though, the country made news …
Read MoreShutdown likely to delay key USDA crop reports
Barring a breakthrough between the White House and Congress, the partial federal government shutdown will likely force the USDA to delay next week’s release of potentially market-moving reports, reported Successful Farming. The USDA typically releases a …
Read MoreMercy College proposes changes to BSN curriculum
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at Mercy College of Health Sciences could soon be able to begin taking their nursing courses during their first semester as part of an amended BSN …
Read MoreIowa’s migration shifts from outbound to balanced
After experiencing a net outflow of people for three consecutive years, Iowa’s in-migration rate is again keeping pace with people leaving the state, according to an annual analysis by Atlas Van Lines. Iowa was among …
Read MoreHNI picks up $1M of ISU’s $84M innovation center
HNI Corp. will donate $1 million toward the construction of the Iowa State University Student Innovation Center, which is expected to open in January 2020, according to a release. The approximately $84 million, 140,000-square-foot building …
Read MorePolk cities take another step toward sales tax vote
City councils in Des Moines, Pleasant Hill, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights approved resolutions Wednesday that would ask voters to approve adding 1 cent to the 6-cents-per-$1 state sales tax, with portions of the …
Read MoreGoss: Iowa’s job market leads Midwest
A regional survey found Iowa’s job market has been the strongest among nine Midwestern states over the past year, the Associated Press reported.
Iowa’s overall reading in Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 53.5 …