Archive for July 2019
July 16: People’s Law School: Medicaid Eligibility
Host: Iowa State Bar Association
About: The Iowa State Bar Association will host a free public event focused on Medicaid eligibility. Topics will include: Medicaid eligibility for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, Medicaid …
NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: A bourbon that’s not called ‘bourbon’
It’s the end of the week – and one that included a holiday – so it’s a good time to think about bourbon, specifically a product made in Tennessee. Forbes’ Fred Minnick writes about why Chattanooga Whiskey …
Read MoreWOI 5 and CW Iowa 23 signals dropped from DIRECTV amid contract disputes
Des Moines-area DIRECTV subscribers have lost access to WOI 5 and CW Iowa 23 as a result of a contract dispute between the satellite TV service provider and Nexstar. According to USA Today, “More than 120 …
Read MoreSBA Awards $100,000 for veteran-owned small business growth pilot training program
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a partnership with the Veteran Entrepreneurial Training and Resource Network (VETRN) to establish a pilot training program for military members who are small business owners and their immediate family …
Read MoreFormer Drake president to chair Grinnell College’s Board of Trustees
The Grinnell College Board of Trustees have elected former Drake University President David Maxwell to serve as board chairman, the board announced today. Maxwell is a 1966 Grinnell graduate, and was president and professor of …
Read MoreTwo Iowa employers among Forbes’ list of top workplaces for women
Principal Financial Group and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are in the top 15 of Forbes’ list of top employers for women. The list, compiled annually by Forbes and released this week, includes more than …
Read MoreDaniel Hoffman-Zinnel to leave One Iowa, named CEO for immigration nonprofit Proteus
Executive Director Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel will leave One Iowa on Aug. 7 after he was named the new CEO of Proteus, Inc., a nonprofit serving immigrant, underserved and low-income populations in Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana. Hoffman-Zinnel has …
Read MoreOn the Move: The week of June 10
Brad Pietzsch
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
Hired as associate
bpietzsch@iowaca.com
Jordan Bouslog
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
Hired as associate
jbouslog@iowaca.com
Mark E. Timmins
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
Hired as …
Read MoreOn the Move: The week of June 24
Jennifer McFarland
NCMIC Group Inc.
Hired as accounts receivable clerk
jmcfarland@ncmic.com
Jenifer Cosner
NCMIC Group Inc.
Hired as accounts payable clerk
jcosner@ncmic.com
Deanne Dunsbergen
NCMIC Group Inc.
Hired as business analyst II
ddunsbergen@ncmic.com
Nathan Habben…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How an Amazon employee taught himself AI programming to block his cat from bringing home dead rodents
The first thing you should know about the story of Amazon product manager Ben Hamm is that he actually named his cat Metric. The next thing you should know is that Metric, like many (all?) …
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