Archive for March 2019
Homesteaders Life launches eFuneral Solutions platform
Homesteaders Life Co. announced that its eFuneral Solutions LLC subsidiary has launched an online planning platform to connect funeral providers with consumers through a customizable digital storefront. The website offers a resource to help funeral homes serve …
Read MoreSite Selection Magazine names D.M., Ames top metros
Site Selection magazine, an economic development journal, named Greater Des Moines the second-best metro in 2018 among cities with populations of 200,000 to 1 million, up from 10th the year before. Omaha-Council Bluffs stayed at first. The …
Read MorePaulsen hires Mosiman at Iowa Department of Revenue
Iowa Department of Revenue Director Kraig Paulsen has hired former State Auditor Mary Mosiman as the revenue department’s deputy director and administrator of the tax management divisions. She takes the job March 11. Mosiman was unseated as …
Read MoreBranstad more optimistic on China trade deal, but wary of previous ‘cheating’
U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad said he is more optimistic now that a trade deal with China can be sealed, but he and other U.S. officials continue to be concerned about the communist nation’s failure to …
Read MoreJuly 8-11: BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotech & Ag Tech
Host: BIO
About: Join more than 900 business executives, government officials, academic researchers and end users to share the latest advances in industrial chemicals and products, food ingredients, advanced biofuels and biorefinery platforms, synthetic biology, …
Plans unveiled for $72 million city center project in Hiawatha
Corridor Business Journal: Plans for a $72 million project that will form a new city center for Hiawatha reached fruition Wednesday when the Hiawatha City Council approved the sale of a 12-acre site near City Hall. …
Read MoreJohnson named chief operations officer for Waukee schools
The Waukee Community School District has named Kirk Johnson, currently associate superintendent, as chief operations officer, effective July 1. The position will encompass an expanded role within the organization and now oversee information technology, nutrition, …
Read MoreAmes chamber hires workforce coordinator
The Ames Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Commission have hired Allee Wengert as their first workforce development coordinator. The position was added after members listed workforce as a top challenge. Wengert will coordinate the …
Read MoreFarm income below $70B — a new average for U.S. agriculture?
Successful Farming: The USDA forecast net farm income, a broad measure of profits, of $69.4 billion this year. If accurate, the total would be the third year of net income below $70 billion since 2015. …
Read MoreHousing permits plummeted statewide in December; index of economy fell with them
A plunge in building permits, especially for multifamily housing, led a measure of the state’s economy to its third consecutive monthly decline. The Iowa Leading Indicators Index dropped to 107.5 in December from 107.9 in …
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