Archive for January 2020
West Bank reports record earnings of $28.7 million for 2019
West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, today reported 2019 net income of $28.7 million, or $1.74 per share, compared with 2018 net income of $28.5 million, or $1.74 per share. The West Des Moines-based bank …
Read MoreAGC of Iowa announces safety excellence awards
The Associated General Contractors of Iowa announced the winners of the AGC of Iowa Recognition of Safety Excellence (ROSE) Awards, awarded to contractors who demonstrate a cultural commitment to safety and sponsored by Arthur J. …
Read MoreKemPharm moves to Nasdaq Capital Market
KemPharm, the Coralville-based specialty pharmaceutical company, is striving to maintain its Nasdaq listing as the company’s stock has slumped below the required minimum of $1 per share, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Shares of KemPharm were …
Read MoreManufacturing association’s CEO Timmons outlines agenda during stop at Vermeer
During a visit to Vermer Corp. in Pella today, the leader of the National Association of Manufacturers unveiled plans for a new national multimillion-dollar capital campaign aimed at addressing the manufacturing industry’s growing workforce crisis. …
Read MoreIowa Pork Producers consider possible threat from plant-based ‘Impossible Pork’
Radio Iowa: A plant-based product called Impossible Pork debuted at a trade show in Las Vegas this week, and officials with the Iowa Pork Producers Association are considering any potential threats. Just as the dairy industry …
Read MoreIowa Senate panel approves ban on vaping in many public places, work areas
Des Moines Register: Vaping would be subject to the same indoor prohibitions as cigarette smoking under a measure an Iowa Senate panel advanced Tuesday. The measure, which is similar to bans on vaping in public places …
Read MoreIowa State Researchers’ prairie strips now part of federal conservation program
Farmers and landowners enrolling acres in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program have a new practice available to them, reports Iowa Public Radio. Prairie strips, or areas of native grasses and flowers, have proved …
Read MoreDes Moines Public Library’s AViD series launches March 28
The Des Moines Public Library’s annual Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD) speaker series returns for the 20th anniversary on March 28, DMPL announced this week. The series begins at the DSM Book Festival with …
Read MoreWartburg College to offer graduate leadership certificate
Wartburg College plans to launch a graduate certificate program in leadership, with the first cohort beginning this summer. The yearlong certificate program, which follows in the footsteps of the college’s successful leadership minor, was designed …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Genius biographer Walter Isaacson applauds D.M.’s Feng Zhang
Walter Isaacson’s keynote address to the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s annual dinner on Jan. 15 included an unexpected mention of local genius Feng Zhang.
Isaacson has written acclaimed biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo DaVinci, Albert …
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