Archive for February 2020
Wellmark Foundation seeks applications for large MATCH grants
The deadline is rapidly approaching for organizations to apply for grant funding through the Wellmark Foundation Large Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grant program. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21. …
Read MoreFBL Financial announces executive appointments
Iowa City Chamber rebrands to Iowa City Area Business Partnership
Corridor Business Journal: On an evening dedicated to telling stories, the organization formerly known as the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce announced it would write itself a new one. The newly rebranded Iowa City …
Read MoreReynolds names new director of the Iowa Department of Transportation
Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a 22-year veteran of the Iowa Department of Transportation to serve as the department’s new permanent director, her office announced in a news release Monday. Scott Marler …
Read MoreState leaders, advocates to gather for STEM Day at Capitol
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council will host STEM Day at the Capitol with nearly 200 Iowans showcasing their contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics on Feb. 19, the council announced this week. STEM …
Read MoreBurt promoted to head of worldwide communications for Kemin
Des Moines-based Kemin Industries Inc. announced it has promoted Lauren Burt to lead all internal and external global communications as head of worldwide communications, effective immediately. Burt joined Kemin in 2016 as worldwide communications manager. Since then, …
Read MoreHeartland’s $280 million Texas acquisition will create company’s largest bank subsidiary
Heartland Financial USA Inc. in Dubuque recently announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Texas-based bank holding company AIM Bancshares Inc. in which Heartland will acquire ABI and its wholly-owned subsidiary, AimBank, for approximately …
Read MoreScholarship gift languishes for years amid dispute between donor and Iowa Wesleyan
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Seeking to memorialize his late father, an Illinois man gave thousands of dollars to Iowa Wesleyan University to use for golf scholarships. But the small Mount Pleasant school stopped using the endowment …
Read MoreAnimal abuse claims against Iowa senator are ‘unfounded,’ say state, local investigators
Des Moines Register: An animal abuse complaint against Iowa state Sen. Ken Rozenboom, an Oskaloosa-area pork producer targeted by an animal rights group for his role in passing the state’s new “ag-gag” law, is unfounded, …
Read MoreVeridian Credit Union awards $70,000 in grants, opens new grant cycle
Veridian Credit Union awarded $70,000 in grants to 15 organizations across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Veridian awards Successful Financial Future Grants of up to $5,000 for general operating costs annually to nonprofit organizations that address …
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