Archive for June 2019
Federal courthouse construction to begin mid-July
A view of the new federal courthouse looking westward from the Des Moines Riverfront. Architectural rendering courtesy of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects.
Construction is expected to begin in mid-July on the federal courthouse in …
Read MoreWulfekuhle to lead Women United initiative
United Way of Central Iowa has named Jaclyn Wulfekuhle as director of Women United. In this role, she will support more than 600 female donors who give $1,000 or more to ensure Central Iowa children up …
Read MoreState unemployment, injury benefits to increase in July
Iowa Workforce Development announced an annual increase to maximum weekly benefits paid to unemployed Iowans and to workers injured on the job. The new benefit payment schedules will apply to people who file new unemployment …
Read MoreMeredith names Farah Zaman chief privacy officer
Farah Zaman will be the new chief privacy officer at Meredith Corp., the company announced this week. Zaman will be responsible for leading Meredith’s privacy compliance, education and protection strategies. She previously worked in data …
Read MoreOct. 22: 2019 Economic Update
Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
About: Bob Baur, executive director and chief global economist for Principal Global Investors, will speak at the 2019 Economic Update. In his role, Baur establishes and directs global …
Reynolds appoints program manager for Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative
Gov. Kim Reynolds is appointing Liesl Seabert as the Rural Community Revitalization Program manager for the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, effective July 1. Seabert will work in conjunction with the governor’s office and be …
Read MoreIowa Workforce Development partners with agencies on Iowa Disability Benefits Network
Iowa Workforce Development is partnering with state and local agencies to develop the new Iowa Disability Benefits Network, a website providing information to recipients of Social Security disability benefits, families and professionals supporting people with …
Read MoreTwo Central Iowa executives named to Glassdoor Top CEOs list
The chief executives of two large Central Iowa companies have received exemplary ratings from their employees, earning them Top CEO spots in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards for 2019. Esfand Dinshaw, CEO of Sammons Financial Group in West Des …
Read MoreUnityPoint Health plans massive merger with Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health
West Des Moines-based UnityPoint Health and Sanford Health today announced they have signed a letter of intent to pursue a merger, in a deal that would create one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems. …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Your professional decline is coming (much) sooner than you think
This article in the Atlantic focuses on a four-year quest by a social scientist who set out to research how he could prepare for his own eventual professional decline. Through his journey, he discovered that rather …
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