Archive for February 2022
Finalists named by Grand View University in new president search
Grand View University in Des Moines recently announced four finalists in its presidential search. The final candidates to be Grand View’s 14th president are: Jody Stanton Fournier, currently the provost and vice president of learning and a …
Read MoreIowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence gets grant for financial empowerment program
The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence has received a three-year, $135,000 grant from GreenState Credit Union. The grant will support the coalition’s financial empowerment program that empowers survivors of domestic violence to move into long-term …
Read MoreState awards $10M in incentives to Buena Vista County soybean crushing plant
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded more than $10 million in incentives to a soybean crushing plant in Buena Vista County, a project that will create 51 jobs that will pay a qualifying wage …
Read MoreBusiness Record 2-18-22
Cover story: Growth in e-commerce is fueling industrial space construction
Focus: Building/Construction
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Read MoreVIDEO: Power Breakfast: The future of downtown
In our 2021 Leaders Survey, 73% of respondents said they agreed that downtown small businesses and commercial real estate will suffer if most businesses continue offering remote working to their employees post-pandemic – and …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Even business school students have doubts about capitalism
It might not be surprising that today’s undergraduate students have qualms with capitalism, but it’s a bit more surprising that some MBA students do, writes Glenn Hubbard, an economics and finance professor at Columbia University. In …
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa Health Care VP Brooks Jackson stepping down
Cedar Rapids Gazette: After four years of leading the University of Iowa’s $1.2 billion health care operation, Brooks Jackson, the UI vice president for medical affairs and dean of the nationally ranked UI Carver College of …
Read MoreAmerican Equity reports higher Q4, lower full-year results
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. on Thursday reported mixed financial results for the fourth quarter and full year. The West Des Moines-based company, an issuer of fixed index annuities, said non-GAAP operating income available …
Read MoreBill would reinstate fourth quarter of Employee Retention Tax Credit
The National Federation of Independent Business is advocating for federal legislation that would allow small businesses to claim the Employee Retention Tax Credit for the fourth quarter of 2021. The tax credit, created through the …
Read MoreAccounting firms BKD, DHG announce plan to merge
Two leading U.S. accounting firms, BKD LLP and Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG), announced Thursday they will merge to create a new professional services firm with $1.4 billion in revenue. The two firms together will operate under …
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