Archive for February 2022
Hotel restoration project moving forward with tax credit award
The renovation of property at 2525 Grand Ave. is expected to begin in the spring, the project’s developer said. The structure will be returned to its original use as a hotel. Architectural rendering by Slingshot Architecture…
Read MoreAides can keep substitute teaching after Iowa lawmakers approve an emergency rule
Des Moines Register: Instructional aides may continue to substitute teach in multiple classrooms once Iowa’s emergency pandemic proclamation expires this week after lawmakers met today to approve an emergency rules change. Iowa public schools were worried …
Read MoreProposal would transfer broadcast licenses from universities to Iowa Public Radio
Iowa Public Radio: Under a proposal going before the Board of Regents, Iowa Public Radio would take ownership of the network’s broadcast licenses, which are currently held by the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and …
Read MorePartnership’s Small Business Success Summit set for March 11
Registration is underway for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s fifth annual Small Business Success Summit, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 11. The summit will be at the FFA Center on the Des Moines Area …
Read MoreYoung named CFO of F&G
Des Moines-based life and annuity company F&G announced it has appointed Wendy JB Young as chief financial officer. Most recently, Young was chief risk officer for F&G, where she has worked since 2000. “Wendy brings extensive industry experience and …
Read MoreJacobson Foundation commits $70M for new patient care tower at UI Hospitals
The University of Iowa announced today that the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has committed a $70 million gift to the university to support a new patient care building for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: People are going out again, but not to the office
Stop in at a favorite restaurant tonight and likely plenty of people will be dining in, but Peter Grant reports for the Wall Street Journal that despite returns to dining and entertainment venues, offices are still looking …
Read MoreCOVID-19 testing company ran unlicensed centers in Iowa
Des Moines Register: An Illinois-based company accused of mishandling hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 tests conducted around the country, as well as providing inaccurate or fraudulent negative results, operated three unlicensed testing sites in Iowa. The …
Read More12 Iowa advisers named to Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors
Twelve Iowa women wealth advisers were featured recently among Forbes’ sixth annual Top Women Wealth Advisors on the Best-in-State list for Iowa. Deniz Franke, franchise owner of Franke Miller Group, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise …
Read MoreMason named EVP, general counsel of Freddie Mac
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., better known as Freddie Mac, announced it has appointed Heidi Mason as executive vice president and general counsel. Mason, a Greater Des Moines resident and Iowa State University alumna, brings 25 …
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