Archive for June 2022
Breeze partners with Principal on individual disability platform
Breeze, an Omaha-based insurtech serving the disability insurance market, announced it has added an individual disability insurance product from Principal Financial Group to its portfolio. The new integration, built onto Breeze’s proprietary application programming interface, …
Read MoreMulcahy promoted to assistant executive director at DSM
Brian Mulcahy, the assistant director of finance and administration at the Des Moines International Airport, has been named the new assistant executive director for the airport. He fills a position that has been left vacant since …
Read MoreVon Maur named nation’s No. 1 department store
Corridor Business Journal: Von Maur Department Store was named the No. 1 department store in the United States Thursday in Newsweek’s America’s Best Retailers 2022 rankings. Davenport-based Von Maur bested – in order of their ranking …
Read MoreIowa Premium cancels Tama beef processing factory slated to add 400 jobs
Des Moines Register: A major beef processor has halted its eastern Iowa expansion. Blaming increased construction costs, Iowa Premium spokesperson Marcy Johnson said Thursday that the company has “indefinitely paused” building a new factory in Tama. …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy names Leith as chief strategic investment officer
Quinton Leith has joined Waukee-based Holmes Murphy as the company’s chief strategic investment officer. In this newly created role, Leith will be responsible for evaluating existing relationships while reviewing the insurance brokerage’s geographical footprint to determine underserved …
Read MoreUI, Drake hosting Mandela Washington fellow cohorts
The University of Iowa and Drake University are each hosting a cohort of young leaders from sub-Saharan African countries participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the flagship program of the Young African …
Read MoreStudy provides new insights on flexible spending account usage
A new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that participants boosted their participation in their companies’ flexible spending accounts in 2020 over the previous year, and that contributions didn’t vary significantly based on “use it …
Read MoreDes Moines Water Works starts up nitrate removal facility as nitrate levels in source water nears EPA limits
Des Moines Water Works has begun operation of its nitrate removal facility for the first time in five years because of increasing nitrate levels in raw water sources upstream, the water utility said in a …
Read MoreOn The Move: Week ending June 5
Mickie Stringer
F&G
Promoted to senior agency services specialist
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Mary Herwig
F&G
Hired as senior business systems analyst
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Jorge Zulueta
F&G
Hired as life new business specialist I
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Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Some smart bets for deeper summer reads
I often ask business leaders that I’m interviewing what books they’re reading or have read recently, not only because I’m nosy but because it provides some great insights about what’s important and top-of-mind for them …
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