Archive for August 2019
Quad Cities’ UnityPoint Health-Trinity names new CEO
Quad-City Times: Robert J. Erickson, former president of Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., has been named the new CEO of UnityPoint-Trinity hospitals in the Quad Cities and Muscatine. He begins Sept. 23. Erickson …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Google’s next antitrust headache could be AI-driven job search
Google has hailed the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to bring greater efficiencies to job hunting. But the tools the company has created have put it in the crosshairs of rival job sites, …
Read MoreTomorrow Plan speakers: Stormwater projects can help recreation, environment, economy
Municipalities can solve their stormwater issues in ways that are good for recreation, water quality and even the economy, a Tomorrow Plan panel noted Monday at the State Historical Building.
The panel followed a keynote …
Iowa Corn Growers protest additional ethanol waivers
Corridor Business Journal: The Iowa Corn Growers Association is protesting an Environmental Protection Agency announcement that it will grant 31 of 38 small refinery exemption waivers from the Renewable Fuel Standard, arguing that the decision negatively …
Read MoreGradischnig to be honored posthumously for LGBTQ advocacy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa will posthumously recognize Casey Gradischnig with one of its highest honors, the Edward S. Allen Award, at the ACLU of Iowa Bill of Rights Brunch on Oct. 12. …
Read MoreIowa College Aid announces $97,850 in college access grants
Iowa College Aid recently awarded $97,850 to two partnerships that address barriers to college enrollment through the Local College Access Network grant program. The Story County CAN will receive $47,850, and the OPT-in CAN for System Involved …
Read MoreSBA backs $16M in loans in central Iowa
The U.S. Small Business Administration guaranteed 21 private loans for a combined $16.4 million in July for projects expected to create 159 jobs in Central Iowa.
That was the highest number of loans, and the …
Sept. 26: 2019 Economic Impact Awards
Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines Business Record
About: The Economic Impact Awards are presented by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines Business Record. They further enforce the Greater …
UTC-Raytheon merger, Iowa R&D tax credit could bolster innovations at Collins in C.R.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Research and development at Collins Aerospace could be on track to grow in Iowa, with its parent company poised to invest billions into innovation in the coming years. Since June 9, when United …
Read MoreGrassley won’t recommend that the president roll back tariffs on China
Des Moines Register: U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he won’t recommend that President Donald Trump roll back tariffs on China, even with signs the trade war could run past the 2020 election. “I haven’t talked or …
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