Archive for September 2020
Nominations open for Iowa Job Honor Awards
Gov. Kim Reynolds is encouraging Iowans to make nominations for the seventh annual Iowa Job Honor Awards, which recognize individuals who overcome significant barriers to employment to build a better life as well as the …
Read MoreProposal would take FBL Financial Group private through merger with newly created company
Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. has submitted a proposal to FBL Financial Group Inc. (FFG) to purchase all outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock currently not owned by Farm Bureau …
Read MorePerdue approves designation of 18 Iowa counties as natural disaster areas
Cedar Rapids Gazette: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue declared 18 Iowa counties natural disaster areas Thursday, making farmers eligible for federal assistance in the wake of the effects of COVID-19 and the Aug. 10 derecho. Perdue …
Read MoreState nursery helping replace trees destroyed by derecho
The Iowa DNR State Forest Nursery is helping replace trees that were destroyed in the Aug. 10 derecho. According to a news release, the state nursery is working with customers to select the proper trees …
Read MoreSite plan approved for Paws & Pints
The Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission on Thursday approved the site plan for Paws & Pints, a business that will serve beverages and food and provide animal services including an indoor and outdoor dog park and …
Read MoreIowa State University awarded $800,000 EPA grant for disaster impact resiliency
Iowa State University is one of five institutions to receive a collective $3.9 million in research grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study resiliency in communities and groups following environmental impacts of natural …
Read MoreWellmark Foundation announces new leadership
The Wellmark Foundation, one of the largest health improvement-focused foundations in Iowa and South Dakota, has announced leadership transitions and the appointment of a new board member. Cory Harris, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s president …
Read MoreTyson Foods to open medical clinics at some meat plants
Associated Press: Tyson Foods is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its workers and better protect them from the coronavirus. The Springdale, Ark.-based company, which processes …
Read MoreWells Fargo to close its bank museums, including one in downtown Des Moines
Des Moines Register: Wells Fargo will permanently close its downtown Des Moines museum, one of 11 that the company is shuttering around the country. Rather than a cost-savings measure, a Wells Fargo spokesman said the “museums …
Read MoreDes Moines attorney: CDC’s proposed order won’t halt all evictions
A proposed order issued this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that would temporarily prohibit landlords from evicting tenants unable to pay rent likely won’t halt all evictions, nor will it immediately …
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