Archive for March 2019
AARP unveils nationwide campaign seeking lower drug prices
AARP has launched a nationwide campaign, Stop Rx Greed, aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. As part of the campaign, the senior advocacy group conducted a national survey of likely voters age 50 and older in which …
Meredith teams up with Fear Free to launch Happy Paws magazine?
Meredith Corp. and Fear Free LLC, a veterinary, pet professional and pet owner education company, have partnered to introduce Happy Paws magazine. Written by veterinary and pet professional experts, including board-certified veterinary behaviorists, Happy Paws will assist …
Land specialists report 3% drop in Iowa farmland values
The average value of Iowa farmland has dropped 2.7 percent over the last year, according to a survey of specialists in farm and land sales, management, development and appraisal. Values varied by crop reporting district, with a …
Read MoreShort-term health insurance plans draw federal, state investigations
The troubling practices include denying coverage and misleading customers, according…Read More
Greater Des Moines homes sales gained slightly in February
Home sales nudged up in February to 703 from 652 in January while the median sales price dropped to $194,450 from $199,950 over the same period, according to the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. …
Read MoreBusiness Record 3-15-19
NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the March 15 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the March 15 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 …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Pursuing Neil Armstrong
At a dinner that was part of ciWeek10 festivities, “First Man” author James R. Hansen spoke of the monumental task it turned out to be to persuade astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Principal Classic and Pancakes
Doug Habgood became the new director of the Principal Charity Golf Classic in August. In talking to the Business Record about his new role, golf and managing all the details of a big sporting event, …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Branstad aims for Tibet, plans full Grassley in China
U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad has settled into life as in international diplomat in Beijing. It hasn’t all been about getting caught between U.S. economic interests and those of his longtime friend and tariff-setter, China President Xi …
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