Archive for March 2019
Mental health system for kids clears Iowa House
Despite criticism that it wasn’t robust enough, didn’t identify funding and fell short of meeting the need, legislation creating a children’s mental health system in the state won overwhelming support Thursday from the Iowa House, reports …
Read MoreReynolds names new 4th District judge
Amy Zacharias has been named a 4th Judicial District judge by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Zacharias, of Persia, previously was an associate judge in the district, which serves Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie …
Read MoreWest Bancorporation continues reign among top community banks
Seven years and counting for West Bancorporation’s ranking among the top 10 percent of publicly traded community banks. The West Des Moines parent of West Bank ranks No. 19 on the Raymond James Community Bankers …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Get to know your trans co-workers
Bloomberg Businessweek interviewed nine transgender individuals for this week’s Equality Issue. All of the people Bloomberg spoke to struggled in a work environment that wasn’t necessarily ready for them, Bloomberg wrote, but many of them had …
Read MoreKraft Heinz investing $30 million to expand facility in Davenport
Quad-City Times: Kraft Heinz is investing $30 million to expand its new Davenport facility. The more than $225 million, highly automated plant sits on about 70 acres in northwest Davenport. Replacing the company’s former Rockingham Road …
Read MoreSenate Finance Committee leaders question Physician Payment Sunshine Act compliance
Sen. Chuck Grassley wants to shine some sunlight on whether federal regulators are adequately overseeing physicians’ disclosures of ownership interests in physician-owned distributorships that supply medical devices to their practices. Grassley, chairman of the Senate …
Read MoreIowa unemployment rate held steady at 2.4% in February
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in February, Iowa Workforce Development said. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent in February …
Read MoreArtist-designed mini golf course seeking proposals
The Des Moines Social Club is seeking nine artists to design and build custom mini golf holes for an outdoor course open to the public during Art Week, June 21-29. Selected artists will receive materials and …
Read MoreSurvey: 75 percent of U.S. workplaces affected by opioid use
Three-quarters of U.S. employers say their workplaces have been affected by opioid use, according to survey data released this week by the National Safety Council.
More than 100 Americans die daily from opioid overdoses, which …
April 24: Voorhees Supply Chain Conference
Host: Iowa State University Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business
About: From Division I athletics to manufacturing and retail, learn how four organizations manage risk in their supply chain. Speakers include:
– Jamie Pollard, …