Archive for August 2019
State treasurer’s investment pool earns more than $56 million
State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald today announced record earnings for the state’s fiscal year 2019, which ended on June 30. “Iowa earned over $56 million in its investment pool, the largest amount in over a decade,” …
Read MoreAlliant Q2 earnings lag
Alliant Energy reported second-quarter 2019 operating earnings of 40 cents per share, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents by 13%. The reported earnings also declined from the year-ago figure by 3 cents, Zacks Equity …
Read MoreHere are eight innovative programs making a difference in Iowa’s addiction crisis
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Smart diapers for new-parents-to-be
I’m about three months away from being a first-time dad. So naturally my reading habits have turned to looking for anything that could help make raising a baby go as easily as possible. Including diaper …
Read MoreHays to lead Wells Fargo Advisors
Wells Fargo & Co. named Jim Hays president and head of St. Louis-based Wells Fargo Advisors, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported. Hays, who succeeds David Kowach, reports to Jonathan Weiss, head of Wealth & Investment …
Read MoreIowa soybean growers meeting with leaders in China and Japan
A delegation of Iowa soybean growers is in Asia, meeting with agricultural leaders in the key trading nations of China and Japan, reports Radio Iowa. Iowa Soybean Association CEO Kirk Leeds says the visit comes at …
Read MoreMercyOne launches therapy and support program for MS patients
MercyOne Ruan Neurology Care and MercyOne Des Moines Riverside Rehabilitation have launched MS Wellness Program: Empowering a Healthy Life, a day program for those living with multiple sclerosis. The program seeks to improve patients’ quality …
Read MoreD.M. zoning commission refuses to endorse minimum sizes for new houses
The Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission Thursday sent a new citywide zoning code to the City Council without recommending minimum sizes for newly built houses.
The minimum house size requirements sparked an outcry among …
Business Record 8-2-19
D.M. city staff to propose reductions in house size requirements
Des Moines city staffers today will recommend to the Plan and Zoning Commission revisions to a new zoning ordinance that include removal of a requirement for basements in newly built houses and across-the-board reductions in minimum square …
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