Archive for August 2022
USDA Secretary Vilsack says small meat processor grants will add resilience
Des Moines Register: The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced it’s sending nearly $22 million to about 110 local and regional lockers and meatpacking facilities in 37 states to enable them to process more livestock and …
Read MorePrimary Health Care receives $50K clinical training grant from Aetna
Primary Health Care Inc., a Des Moines-based nonprofit community health center that operates nine locations in Central Iowa, announced it has received a $50,000 donation from Aetna Medicaid Administrators LLC. The donation will help support …
Read More$19M in tax credits awarded for restoration of historic buildings
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded $19 million in Historic Preservation Tax Credits to restore 14 historic buildings. The program is administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority, which announced the awards today. The agency …
Read MoreIowa Medicaid to add Molina Healthcare of Iowa as third MCO
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced the intent to award Medicaid managed care contracts to Amerigroup Iowa and Molina Healthcare of Iowa. Iowa Total Care, which with Amerigroup Iowa has held the Medicaid …
Read MoreLevy to lead second Techstars accelerator
Kerty Levy, managing director of the Techstars Iowa accelerator, will also lead the new Techstars Crypto Boston accelerator starting in January 2023, she told the Business Record in an interview last week.
She said Techstars is encouraging …
NOTEBOOK: New nonprofit Change Course to help individuals facing barriers with workforce transitions
Joseph Johnson, a recently retired Des Moines business leader, and his wife, Karin, started a new nonprofit in February called Change Course, which will offer a tuition-free career and community development program to individuals coming …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Envision Iowa takes on innovation, public-private partnerships
The Envision Iowa event on Aug. 17 dived into innovation, exploring the state of Iowa’s business ecosystem, discussing how to develop partnerships and looking at resources that keep innovative ideas moving forward.
Speakers included:
Keynote: …
Read MoreOn Leadership: Supporting Gen Z and millennials in the workplace
Throughout history, older generations have had opinions about younger generations’ tastes, morals and work ethics. When I was in college, I remember the elderly cook at the cafeteria where I scrubbed pots and pans constantly …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Remote workers aren’t the only ones picking their own hours
An increasing number of manufacturing, warehouse and hospitality workers are having a bigger say over the schedules they work, writes Austen Hufford for the Wall Street Journal. The companies are allowing employees, especially new hires, to …
Read MoreInitiative paying farmers for conservation practices wins USDA grant
Des Moines Register: A nearly $170 million Iowa-based initiative that pays farmers for their environmental efforts will be among the first to win a grant from a new $1 billion climate-smart agriculture program, U.S. Agriculture Secretary …
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