Archive for February 2022
Wages for restaurant/bar workers rising at a fast rate
INTERACTIVE MAP of Iowa food service employment, wages: Click on a county in the map above to see the number of people employed in Iowa’s restaurants and bars in the third quarter of 2019 and 2021 and …
Read MoreEvelyn K. Davis Center, GreenState Credit Union partner on multilingual financial education events
The Evelyn K. Davis Center and GreenState Credit Union are working together on multilingual financial education opportunities and services for Des Moines’ refugee and immigrant communities. Through the partnership, the Evelyn K. Davis Center’s Polk …
Read MoreKrenz named CFO of Serve Credit Union
Serve Credit Union in Des Moines has appointed Wesley Krenz as chief financial officer. Krenz has more than 13 years of financial and operational experience. Before joining Serve Credit Union, he worked for 11 years at Community 1st …
Read MoreUnityPoint Health names Joiner chief diversity officer
UnityPoint Health has selected Daniel Joiner to lead the health system’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as its first chief diversity officer, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Joiner, who previously was interim system DEI consultant for UnityPoint Health, led …
Read MoreWells Fargo names Howe as Midwest regional banking director
Quad Cities’ River Bend Food Bank announces $9.4 million expansion
Quad-City Times: The River Bend Food Bank in the Quad Cities aims to raise $9.4 million this year for an expansion that will add volunteer space and more warehouse storage, the food bank and its partners …
Read MoreJudge backs Lee Enterprises rejection of hedge fund nominees
Associated Press: Lee Enterprises’ effort to repel a hostile takeover got a boost this week when a judge ruled the newspaper publisher could ignore two board nominations from the hedge fund Alden Global Capital. But Alden …
Read MoreEthanol is worse for climate change than gasoline, report says
Axios Des Moines: The process to harvest and produce corn-based ethanol creates more harmful emissions than normal gasoline, according to a new report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The five-year study, partially …
Read MoreVizyPay surpasses $2 billion in payments processed
Waukee-based payment processing company VizyPay announced it has surpassed $2 billion in credit card payments processed since the company’s launch in 2017. The company, which was ranked No. 45 on the Inc. 5000 list in 2021, said …
Read MoreApplications for higher education scholarships by Iowa BPW Foundation now open
The Iowa Business and Professional Women Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships used for higher education for the 2022-2023 academic year. Founded in 1920, the Iowa Business and Professional Women Foundation works to develop …
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