Archive for August 2023
On Leadership: Are you relentlessly focused on reinventing your business?
How many times have you had conversations with team members where they reminded you of how things were done in the past? “We used to do it this way,” one colleague said to me recently, …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Toby O’Berry
A late Monday Night Football game kept Toby O’Berry out of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
O’Berry had stayed up late to watch the match between the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, …
Read MoreBusiness Record 8-18-23
Cover Story: Young Professionals – Forty Under 40
Focus: Young Professionals
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Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of August 18
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
Read MoreOn the Move: Week of August 18
Quintan Mann
F&G
Hired as actuary, modernization ALM
quintan.mann@fglife.com
Osman Korkmaz
F&G
Hired as senior investment accountant
osman.korkmaz@fglife.com
Julianne Coddington
F&G
Hired as manager, IT Solutions
julianne.coddington@fglife.com
Stephen Carden
F&G
Hired as manager, investment accounting…
Iowa’s unemployment rate remains at 2.7%
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July was 2.7%, the same as it was in June, April and May, Iowa Workforce Development reported today. The state’s labor force participation rate increased to 68.8% in June, …
Read MoreElevance Health names next president of Amerigroup Iowa
Teresa Hursey will become the next president of Amerigroup Iowa Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Elevance Health. As president, Hursey will be responsible for all aspects of Amerigroup’s operations across the state, …
Read MoreUPDATED: Toppling Goliath opening tap room in Drake neighborhood
The popular and top-ranked Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. is expanding to Des Moines.
The maker of Pseudo Sue pale ale and …
Read MorePedal for the Pantry aims to raise funds to address food insecurity
The Urbandale Food Pantry will host the 2023 Pedal for the Pantry on Aug. 27 and will provide riders with a choice of three custom routes in Polk County. Registration and packet pickup for the …
Read MoreDMU receives $1.2 million rebate for innovative, sustainable space
Angela Franklin, Des Moines University president and CEO, accepted nearly $1.2 million in construction rebates during a MidAmerican Energy event last week. The savings are from participating in MidAmerican Energy’s Commercial New Construction program, which …
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