Archive for February 2022
Marketing: I want to be seen
This column is the last of the trends series we’ve been working through over the past several weeks. The overarching theme to the series was that our world has been in crisis for the past …
Read MoreThe Elbert Files: Cornography and ethanol
A recent blog by University of Iowa hydrologist Christopher S. Jones is titled: “Iowa is addicted to Cornography.”
The blog appeared days before the National Academy of Sciences published a new study that shows ethanol …
Read MoreWeaker performances in farmland prices, hiring slow rural Iowa economic growth in February
Iowa’s rural economy expanded at a slower pace in February behind weaker performances in farmland prices and hiring, according to a monthly survey of rural bankers.
Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index for Iowa slumped to 62, down …
NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Some companies ditching annual raises, increasing workers’ salaries more often
The demand for workers has led some U.S. companies to scratch annual raises, switching instead to more frequent pay reviews in an effort to compete for talent and keep pace with rising wages, write Lauren Weber …
Read MoreParents sue MercyOne, stranger who fed baby in NICU
Des Moines Register: The parents of a newborn child who was fed and changed by a stranger at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in December have filed a lawsuit against the man and the hospital. At …
Read MoreIowa Center for Economic Success loan fund certified as a CDFI
The Iowa Center for Economic Success announced that the Iowa Center Loan Fund has been certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Clay & Milk reported. The Des Moines-based …
Read MoreWorkiva names Iskow president and COO
Workiva Inc. announced Tuesday the promotion of Julie Iskow to president and chief operating officer, effective March 1. Iskow will be responsible for Workiva’s global growth strategy and commercial operations, including enterprise-wide product development, platform innovation, sales, …
Read MorePrincipal completes integration of Wells Fargo’s trust and custody business
Principal Financial Group has completed the integration of Wells Fargo’s trust and custody business, effective Tuesday, the final step of the larger integration of Wells Fargo’s retirement business that Principal announced in August 2021. With the integration, …
Read More$80 million golf, entertainment venue proposed in Johnston
An $80 million golf, entertainment and hotel complex is proposed at 5055 Merle Hay Road in Johnston. The project will include climate-controlled bays from which golfers can hit balls onto a range. Architectural rendering by Imprint …
Read MoreWakonda Club, other restaurants ask court to hold insurers liable for COVID losses
Des Moines Register: Two cases before the Iowa Supreme Court could decide whether Iowa restaurateurs are in line for millions of dollars to compensate them for business lost in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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