Archive for March 2019
Plans unveiled for 349-mile renewable power line through northern Iowa
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: A development firm plans to construct a 349-mile underground power line to move renewable energy generated in rural Iowa to Chicago and eastern cities. Direct Connect Development Co. on Monday announced the SOO …
Read MoreSolar advocates raise questions about Iowa group campaigning against net metering
Iowa clean energy advocates suspect the state’s largest utility is secretly behind a new organization claiming to represent farmers, consumers and businesses that oppose the state’s solar policies, reports the Energy News Network. The utility neither …
Read MoreWellmark Foundation’s BluesCare Giving tops $1.8 million in 2018
More than 630 nonprofit organizations in Iowa received funding totaling more than $1.8 million through the Wellmark Foundation’s BluesCare Giving program in 2018. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa employees also provided nearly …
Read MoreSEC orders investment firms to return more than $125 million in fees
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced settled charges against 79 investment advisers, among them Des Moines-based Principal Securities Inc., that will return more than $125 million to clients. Principal Securities’ share of the settlement is more …
Read MoreNational Governors Association explores STEM, Pillar Forge education at Des Moines workshop
Gubernatorial staff members gathered in Des Moines this week seeking best practices from across the U.S. to build good jobs in their own states, during the National Governors Association’s third Good Jobs for All Americans …
Read MoreMarch 20: Entrepreneurship – It’s Not About the Food
Host: Drake University College of Business and Public Administration
About: Join to learn more about entrepreneurship and to ask your questions to our panel of experts including Steve Leash, owner, of Native Adventures LLC; Stephanie Majeran, …
Vermeer selects Mortensen to rebuild manufacturing facilities in Pella
Seven months after an EF3 tornado destroyed two of the seven manufacturing buildings at Vermeer Corp. in Pella, the third-generation company today announced it has selected Minneapolis-based M.A. Mortenson Co. to rebuild its production facilities. The new …
Read MoreState unemployment rate was 2.4% in January
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in January, Iowa Workforce Development said. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4 percent in January. …
Read MoreVariety raises $4.08 million for Iowa children in 2018-19
Variety — the Children’s Charity raised $4.08 million over its 2018-19 fundraising year in Iowa, culminating in its 45th annual telethon broadcast on Saturday and Sunday, the charity reported Sunday evening. Since 1975, Variety and the telethon …
Read MoreDes Moines University to relocate campus to West Des Moines
Des Moines University announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase property in West Des Moines as part of its effort to move the campus from Grand Avenue in Des Moines …
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