Archive for July 2019
Principal hires new chief marketing officer
Principal Financial Group announced that Beth Wood has joined the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective July 22. As CMO, Wood assumes overall responsibility of Principal’s Global Center for Brand and Insights which …
Read MoreWellmark, Partnership plan forum to address ‘disturbing trends’ in millennials’ health
Millennials’ health status nationally is headed in the wrong direction, a trend that has prompted Iowa’s largest health insurer and the Greater Des Moines Partnership to take action to address the issue.
Wellmark Blue Cross …
Losing Your Ties, Losing Your Data
BY JOE KRISTAN, CPA, Partner, Eide Bailly
Rain every day. Soaked ground. Persistent minor flooding all spring. For Iowans of a certain age, this spring was enough like the one 26 years ago to make …
Read MoreVoss to run for Des Moines City Council at large
Des Moines community leader Carl Voss, who served several months as an interim City Council member, is running for the at-large seat currently held by Chris Coleman. Voss held an announcement event today in which he stressed …
Read MoreCarroll attorney named district judge
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday announced her appointment of Christopher Polking as a district judge in Judicial Election District 2B. Polking, a resident of Carroll, received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University and his law …
Read MorePrincipal closes on $1.2 billion acquisition of Wells Fargo retirement businesses
Principal Financial Group announced today it has closed on its previously announced acquisition of Wells Fargo & Co.’s Institutional Retirement & Trust business. Des Moines-based Principal will now begin the integration of Wells Fargo’s defined contribution, defined …
Read MoreJeff Plagge appointed as next banking superintendent
Prime Pleasant Hill development area eyes Burger King
Nearly 6 acres of prime real estate that has sat unused on a busy section of Iowa Highway 163/East University Avenue in Pleasant Hill could soon see development activity.
The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission …
U.S. corn crop could be smallest since 2012 drought
Analysts say corn plantings will total 86.7 million to 87 million acres after a rainy and cold spring, a 6% downturn in plantings that could mean the smallest harvest since drought shriveled fields in 2012, reports …
Read MoreKum & Go to transition 2,000 workers to full-time jobs with benefits
In a move addressing the tight labor market, Kum & Go plans to shift 2,000 of its part-time positions to full-time jobs, making employees eligible for an enhanced benefits package that includes health insurance, a …
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