Archive for June 2019
Principal announces leadership additions in Wells Fargo IRT integration
Principal Financial Group has announced key additions to its Retirement & Income Solutions leadership teams from Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust.
Principal in early April announced a $1.2 billion deal to acquire Wells Fargo’s Institutional Retirement & Trust …
July 9: How to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Host: CREW Iowa
About: Please join us as we welcome Sharon Krohn, a certified leadership and career coach and executive search consultant from Chicago. Krohn will explain what emotional intelligence is and how you can …
Former Iowa Gov. Vilsack to Congress: Ratify USMCA, help farmers
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Two-term former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday it is critical that Congress ratify the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada, or USMCA, trade pact to protect farmers’ jobs and the resulting exports. U.S. lawmakers also …
Read MoreTake a Pop, Share a Smile program expands to Des Moines
A new partnership will provide unlimited flavored ice pops to hospitalized children in seven Midwest cities, including both children’s hospitals in Des Moines. Hy-Vee Inc., in conjunction with the Jel Sert Co., the American Childhood …
Read MoreBank Iowa develops kids’ book as savings incentive
A children’s book that Bank Iowa promises is “big on heart and humor” is available to Des Moines-area residents beginning today. Developed in conjunction with illustrator and artist Nathan T. Wright, “Eleanor Saves the Day” …
Read MoreFormer Walmart exec to lead vision benefits program for Delta Dental of Iowa
Delta Dental of Iowa announced it has hired Dr. Chad Overman as its director of vision benefits. In this newly created position, Overman will provide his medical expertise to DeltaVision, Delta Dental’s expanding vision insurance program. Before …
Read MoreReport: Affordable housing out of reach for low-income Iowans
A full-time worker in Iowa needs to earn at least $15.44 per hour to be able to afford renting a modest two-bedroom apartment. That pay level — Iowa’s 2019 Housing Wage — was revealed in …
Read MoreOil-pipe maker to lay off 100 workers at Camanche plant
Quad-City Times: TMK IPSCO plans to lay off the bulk of its workers at its plant in Camanche, a company spokeswoman said Monday. Corporate spokeswoman Donna Smith said the Houston-based company has notified 101 plant workers …
Read MoreWealth Enhancement Group acquires Maryland firm
Minneapolis-based Wealth Enhancement Group, which has an office in West Des Moines, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Planning Solutions Group LLC, a hybrid independent financial advisory business based in Fulton, Md., with more …
Read MoreAnkeny to be recognized as SBA’s Iowa Small Business Community of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration, along with state and local officials, will honor the city of Ankeny on Thursday for its support of small business startups and expansions. Ankeny was recently recognized during National Small …
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