Archive for May 2019
CO-OP Financial Services realigns product lines
CO-OP Financial Services has unveiled a realigned advanced digital ecosystem that organizes the company’s payments and financial technology services along five categories of products and services — Pay, Integrate, Engage, Protect and Consult — to better …
Read MoreISU Alumni Association releases 2019 commencement program via app
As 5,339 Iowa State University students prepare to cross the stage during graduation this week, the ISU Alumni Association is debuting the full commencement programs via app for the first time. The Iowa State Alumni app, available …
Read MoreEMC board approves $356M merger to take D.M. insurer private
Employers Mutual Casualty Co. and EMC Insurance Group Inc. today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will transition the Des Moines-based property-casualty insurer from a publicly held stock company to a private company.
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The ‘people’ have picked their favorite Iowa architecture
The public has spoken on the architecture it fancied the most last year, according to the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Voting during the month of April — with 544,000 votes counted …
Read MoreUrbandale sets date for local option sales and service tax vote
Residents of the Polk County side of Urbandale will vote Aug. 6 on whether to approve a local option sales and service tax that would add 1 cent to the state’s 6-cents-on-the dollar sales tax. …
Read MoreBlackbird, Iowa City officials reach agreement that moves forward $200 million development
The first reading of an ordinance to change the zoning of a heavily wooded 73-acre tract along the west side of North Dubuque Street just south of Interstate Highway 80 was approved Tuesday by the …
Read MoreLidgett opens gallery in East Village
Nationally recognized art adviser Liz Lidgett announced she is opening her first gallery space in the East Village of downtown Des Moines. Located at 111 E. Grand Ave, Suite 110, Liz Lidgett Gallery and Design currently represents …
Read MoreUnited Fire Group earnings benefit from strong market, higher premiums
United Fire Group Inc. reported consolidated net income of $44.5 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31. That compares with consolidated net income of $45.8 million, or $1.80 per …
Read MoreDenson caps visit to Kosovo with DMACC gift to president
The president of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, was given a DMACC cap presented by Rob Denson, president of Des Moines Area Community College. Denson is visiting Kosovo this week as part of an …
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