Archive for February 2020
CIRAS releases support guidelines for corporations reacting to coronavirus
As coronavirus continues to make headlines, Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service is releasing guidelines for businesses that have been affected or are planning their reaction to a disruption to business. CIRAS can provide …
Read MorePrivately-owned Foss Swim School opens in Ankeny in March
Construction is nearing completion on the Foss Swim School that is located in an Ankeny strip center. Photo by Kathy A. Bolten
One of the country’s largest privately owned swim schools is expanding into Iowa, opening …
Read MoreActor Henry Winkler to keynote Central Iowa Business Conference
Henry Winkler, New York Times best-selling author, actor, director and producer, will be the keynote speaker at the Central Iowa Business Conference on Sept. 17 at the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport Conference Center, organizers announced …
Read MorePolicyWorks acquires regulatory technology firm ViClarity
Regulatory compliance firm PolicyWorks LLC in West Des Moines has acquired ViClarity Inc., an international technology provider based in Ireland. ViClarity distributes the governance, risk and compliance platform of the same name, which it developed and launched in …
Read MoreStelter Co. hires Durnin as client strategist
The Stelter Co., a planned-giving marketing firm based in Des Moines, recently hired Renee Durnin to fill the newly created position of client strategist. Durnin, who has more than 20 years of experience managing national direct mail campaigns, …
Read MoreApplications open for Iowa School of Banking scholarships
The Iowa Bankers Association is accepting applications for the John Hughes Memorial Scholarship to the Iowa School of Banking. The scholarship was established as a memorial in 1986 for Hills, Iowa, banker John Hughes. Two …
Read MoreByers reelected to World Chambers Federation General Council
Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, has been reelected to represent the United States chamber of commerce industry on the General Council of the World Chambers Federation of the International Chamber of …
Read MoreNew MercyOne West Des Moines maternity center will require certificate of need
MercyOne officials recently learned they will need to get state approval for a new $13 million maternity center planned to open this fall at its West Des Moines medical center. Until recently, MercyOne officials had …
Read MoreMiles Capital to be acquired by investment advisory firm PMA
Miles Capital Inc. in West Des Moines will become part of PMA, a financial and investment adviser based in Naperville, Ill. The two firms recently announced they have reached a definitive agreement in which PMA will acquire …
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