Archive for September 2020
Mediacom issues $5.7M in credits following derecho
Corridor Business Journal: Mediacom Communications will issue a total of $5.7 million in credits to 340,000 customers in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana whose service was impacted by the Aug. 10 derecho that tore through the Midwest. …
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Market District: Developers eye features that will surprise visitors
Focus: Downtown Development
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Read MoreYouth Leadership Initiative Class of 2021 announced
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute has announced its participants in the Youth Leadership Initiative Class of 2021, a group of 22 students from 16 public and private schools across Greater Des Moines. According to …
Read MoreCount the Kicks, Amerigroup Iowa partner in stillbirth prevention conversation campaign
Count the Kicks and Amerigroup Iowa have announced the “Stirrup” the Stillbirth Prevention Conversation, an initiative to empower expectant Iowa women to talk to their providers about fetal movement monitoring in the third trimester of pregnancy. …
Read MoreFood Bank to distribute food to 1,500 families through Des Moines Mobile food pantry
The Food Bank of Iowa will distribute boxes of food to people on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The boxes are free and available to any families, children, seniors, …
Read MoreAmerican Equity enters strategic partnership to expand asset management capabilities
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., an issuer of fixed index annuities based in West Des Moines, announced it has reached an agreement in principle to form a strategic partnership with global alternative investment firm …
Read MoreSaudi Arabia turns to Iowa as it looks to expand ag imports and renewable energy capacity
The Saudi government is eyeing increased partnerships with Iowa farmers and companies as it focuses on increasing agricultural imports and further developing its renewable energy capacity, said Abdulrahman Bakir, vice president with the Saudi Ministry…Read More
Women more likely to feel mental health effects of COVID-19
Guest opinion: The day our relationships changed
By Ellen Willadsen | Chief financial officer, Holmes Murphy
I think we can all admit our lives have changed quite a bit over the past months. On March 18, our Holmes Murphy offices, along with many …
Lift IOWA: News briefs – Week of Sept. 28
Health philanthropy group honors Tesar among ‘Forty Under 40’
Liz Tesar, pictured, a senior development specialist with the UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Foundation, was honored by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy as a member of its Forty …