Archive for June 2019
MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala raises $502,055
The 2019 MercyOne House of Mercy Game Show Gala raised a record-breaking $502,055, a more than 40% increase in revenue from the 2018 event, the MercyOne Des Moines Foundation announced. Four teams of six played …
Read MoreJuly 16: CFA Society Iowa luncheon
Host: CFA Society Iowa
About: Wamsi Mohan of Bank of America will present on blockchain and its impact on consumers and financial institutions. This luncheon is open to CFA Society Iowa members and nonmembers.
When: …
Engine-valve plant closing in Belmond; 184 to lose jobs
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Nearly 200 people will lose their jobs when Belmond’s largest employer closes in 2020. Members of Eaton Corp.’s management team notified 184 employees Thursday that the engine-valve manufacturing facility will close by the …
Read MoreMeredith cedes Sports Illustrated to a new publisher, digital company TheMaven
New York Times: The digital platform company TheMaven has bought the right to publish Sports Illustrated — digitally and in print — for at least the next 10 years, ending the former owner Meredith’s relationship with …
Read MoreChick-fil-A opens grab-and-go shop in skywalk of Des Moines Partnership Building
Chick-fil-A, the national fast food chain known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, opened shop on Monday in a new downtown location in the Des Moines Partnership Building at 700 Locust Street. Chick-fil-A is …
Read MoreCystic Fibrosis Foundation to host panel discussion at NCMIC
he Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Iowa Chapter will host a panel discussion Wednesday on the intricacies of entrepreneurship, philanthropy and fundraising. The panel will include Trixie’s Salon & Spa owner Tricia Rivas; Chick Herbert, co-author …
Read MoreFoxhoven resigns from Iowa DHS; Clabaugh named interim director
Jerry Foxhoven, who has led the Iowa Department of Human Services for the past two years, resigned today from the director position, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office announced in a news release. Before leading Iowa’s largest …
Read MoreNew ‘This is Iowa’ marketing campaign emphasizes quality of life
Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced a new state marketing campaign to encourage people from across the nation to visit, live and work in Iowa.
The campaign, “This is Iowa,” is designed to spur economic growth by emphasizing …
Newton prison inmates building homes, learning a trade
KGLO Radio: A new program in a Central Iowa prison aims to help fill the state’s skilled labor shortage and bring quality, affordable homes to rural areas, while also helping keep offenders from returning to prison. …
Read MoreDavenport small businesses cut costs after flood, bridge construction
Associated Press: Small business owners in Davenport — stuck between “road closed” signs, high floodwaters and Interstate 74 bridge closures — have been struggling to stay afloat for months, said Tom Lagomarcino, co-owner of Lagomarcino’s. Lagomarcino …
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