Archive for April 2020
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: State agency sells former office building, parking lot for $1.6 million
The Iowa Finance Authority has sold properties it owned along Grand Avenue for $1.6 million, Polk County real estate transactions show.
In 2018, the state agency moved out of its former office building at 2015 …
Des Moines Symphony’s 86th season to honor Beethoven
The Des Moines Symphony announced today its 2020-2021 season, Beethoven 250, which will recognize Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The season begins in October with a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and ends in May …
Read MoreSelectQuote to add 100 new positions at West Des Moines office
SelectQuote Insurance Services Inc., an insurance brokerage that provides price comparison consultations by phone, announced that it is hiring for more than 1,000 new insurance sales and support associate positions nationwide this year, including approximately 100 …
Read MoreIowa stocks take a hit in March as COVID-19 settles in
Market volatility continued into March as news of COVID-19 continued to increase. On March 15, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate to 0-0.25%. The next morning, stock …
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Per Mar acquires Nebraska security provider
Corridor Business Journal: Per Mar Security Services, a Davenport-based provider of security services for residential and commercial clients, has announced its acquisition of GT Fire & Security, based in Grand Island, Neb. GT Fire & Security …
Read MoreLabor Department seeks applications for Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grants
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration today announced the availability of $42.5 million in Youth Apprenticeship Readiness grants to support the enrollment of in-school or out-of-school youth apprentices (ages 16-24) into new or existing …
Read MoreDMACC mourns loss of longtime English professor
The Des Moines Area Community College community is mourning the loss of Lauren Rice, a longtime member of the DMACC English Department and coordinator of the DMACC London Study Abroad Program. Rice was killed by a …
Read MoreKemin names Wood as next chief financial officer
Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer based in Des Moines, has appointed Patrick Wood, formerly vice president of finance for Kemin Nutrisurance, as chief financial officer, effective April 1. Wood succeeds Tammi Guldenpfennig, who is retiring …
Read MoreCasey’s plans food-only store in West Des Moines
Casey’s General Store plans to build a convenience store in West Des Moines that will only provide food and other products to the neighborhood near Eighth Street and Ashworth Road.
The store will not sell …