Archive for May 2020
Embedding free financial counseling into the community
At a time when many people in Central Iowa are facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Polk County has launched a new initiative aimed at significantly increasing the availability of free financial counseling …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Ryan Moon
Ryan Moon’s first four months working at the Greater Des Moines Partnership have been busy. First, the Partnership hosted out-of-town media descending on the city for the 2020 Iowa caucuses, when state Democrats ran into …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Virtual Des Moines
Exploring interactive maps of Des Moines is my new default diversion, along with playing Spider Solitaire, when I go online these days.
I began looking at city maps after asking Al Setka, Des Moines’ public …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 15 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the May 15issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories at businessrecord.com/insider and …
Read MoreBusiness Record 5-15-20
Embedding free financial counseling into the community
Focus: BANKING, FINANCE & INVESTMENTS
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Read MoreDenim, Gremlin Social merge to launch joint content creation/targeted advertising platform for financial services
Des Moines fintech startup Denim is now Denim Social after merging with St. Louis-based fintech Gremlin Social, which offers a social media content creation and management platform for financial service firms.
As Denim Social, the company is …
DART announces promotions in leadership team
The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority has named Amanda Wanke as its new chief operating officer as part of a series of promotions announced this week. Wanke has served as the transit agency’s chief external …
Read MoreIRS guidance allows midyear changes on employee health plans, flex spending accounts
The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday announced that employers have permission to let employees make midyear changes to their group health insurance coverage and to their flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care …
Read More2019 Best of Des Moines
A few months ago we asked our readers to cast votes for what Des Moines has to offer in a variety of business-related categories. Here’s how it worked: You voted. We checked the data, removed …
Read MoreIowa Farm Bureau Federation awards $180,000 in scholarships
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has awarded $1,000 scholarships to 179 emerging young leaders to support their continued agricultural education at their chosen university or college. In addition to the 54 first-time scholarships and 125 renewable scholarships …
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