Archive for June 2021
The Elbert Files: Pandemic answers
Michael Lewis’s new book “The Premonition” attempts to answer the question: How could a nation that considered itself the best prepared in the world for handling pandemics so badly fumble its response to COVID-19?
His …
Read MoreUI Children’s Hospital at No. 15 in first U.S. News Midwest rankings
Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Iowa Health Care’s children’s hospital again has placed in the top 50 nationally in five of 10 ranked specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 Best Children’s Hospitals report …
Read More20 Iowa students of color named Athene USA Game Changer Scholars
Twenty Iowa high school students have been named to the inaugural class of Athene USA Game Changer Scholars. The Game Changer Scholars program is designed to support underrepresented Latino and Black students in achieving their …
Read MoreGirl Scouts of Greater Iowa names new chief operating officer
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa has named Keesha Ward as its new chief operating officer. Ward is formerly the assistant director of alumni relations at Drake University, where she oversaw Central Iowa alumni and volunteer programming. In …
Read MoreRutledge announces retirement, succession plan for Farmers Mutual Hail
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa announced that Ronald Rutledge (left) will retire from his position as president and CEO effective Dec. 30. Rutledge has led the national farm insurance company since January 2011, and has worked …
Read MoreTurning commitment into courage: What Des Moines companies are doing to advance equity
“When you make a commitment, that commitment needs to translate into courage, not only a signature on a paper.” — Claudia Schabel, president and CEO of Schabel Solutions
The slaying of George Floyd by …
Read MoreBusiness Record 6-18-21
Democratic state Rep. Ras Smith to run for Iowa governor in 2022
Des Moines Register: Iowa state Rep. Ras Smith is running for governor in 2022, he announced today, becoming the first major Democrat to declare his candidacy. Smith, 33, is a three-term representative from Waterloo who raised …
Read MoreMat Greiner heads north to new job in Mankato
Mat Greiner, co-founder of Group Creative Services, has been named executive director of the Twin Rivers Council for the Arts in Mankato, Minn. Greiner had been with Group Creative Services for seven years. The organization …
Read MorePolk County commits $1M to Central Iowa Water Trails
The Polk County Board of Supervisors has committed $1 million to the Central Iowa Water Trails project, the Great Outdoors Foundation announced today. According to the announcement, the county’s commitment is accounted for in the …
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