Archive for May 2019
MercyOne Des Moines suspends kidney and pancreas transplants
MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines is suspending its kidney and pancreas transplant program for at least a year, the Des Moines Register reported. The program had been performing about 30 transplants per year. Des Moines …
Read MoreRetirement savings bill passes House, moves on to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that aims to improve the nation’s retirement savings, moving it a step closer to becoming law, CNBC reported. The Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of …
Read MoreSale of D.M. parking garage receives final approval
The Des Moines City Council this week gave its final approval this week to sell the city’s 843-space parking garage at 750 Mulberry St. to EMC Insurance Cos. for $14.9 million. All of the paperwork associated with …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Mental health care away from home can be difficult for college students
As parents with children in college know, beginning or attending college or graduate school can be challenging for young adults even in the best of circumstances. It especially becomes difficult, however, for students with mental …
Read MoreBlack Hawk County wants moratorium on livestock feeding farms
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier: Black Hawk has joined a growing list of counties and environmental groups calling for a moratorium on new “factory” livestock farms. The county Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a resolution …
Read MoreIowa’s average cash farmland rent declines to 2017 levels
Corridor Business Journal: Cash rental rates for Iowa farmland declined 1.4% to a statewide average of $219 per acre, according to the new ISU Extension and Outreach Cash Rental Rates for Iowa 2019 survey. The …
Read MoreIowa breweries, wineries, distilleries may soon expand types of alcohol production
State-licensed breweries, wineries and distilleries will soon be able to receive a new license to make another kind of alcohol under a new law that Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Wednesday, reports Radio Iowa. The signing took …
Read MorePartnership wins ACCE awards
The Greater Des Moines Partnership won two national Awards of Communications Excellence from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Many of you will recall the “I’m Up” music video at the Annual Dinner, featuring …
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