Archive for May 2019
Is It Time to Reconsider the C Corporation?
Dakota Access pipeline was justified in using eminent domain, Iowa Supreme Court rules
Des Moines Register: The controversial Dakota Access pipeline was within its rights to use eminent domain to seize private land, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today, putting to rest a yearslong challenge from landowners and environmental …
Read MoreUI Hospitals using new cancer radiation therapy
A new type of radiation therapy is now being used to treat cancer patients at University Hospitals in Iowa City, one of only three sites in the nation with the technology, reports Radio Iowa. The MR …
Read MoreMochal joins Heartland Financial as CIO
Dennis Mochal recently joined Heartland Financial USA Inc. in Dubuque as executive vice president and chief information officer, the company announced. He has more than 30 years of information technology experience including infrastructure development, project/resource …
Read MoreWaukee Public Library adds art gallery space
The Waukee Public Library announced it is adding an art gallery to its building, with an opening date of June 4. The art gallery, located inside the library’s public Coal Mine Meeting Room, is a …
Read MoreStudy: Thousands of new jobs will spur need for affordable housing in Des Moines area
More than 150,000 new jobs are expected to be added in the greater Des Moines region during the next two decades, sparking the need for affordable housing that is located near employment centers, a new …
Read MoreBusiness Record 5-31-19
NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 31st issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the May 31 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 MoreMcLellan: I think I’ve seen you somewhere
Last week’s column looked at some lessons we could take away from the now infamous coffee cup gaffe in episode four of this season’s “Game of Thrones.” This week I’d like to take a look …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: An unusual mentor
Joe Rosenfield was a rare bird.
George Drake explains just how unusual the Des Moines businessman was in a new biography, “Mentor: Life and Legacy of Joe Rosenfield.”
Rosenfield is remembered today as the …
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