Archive for September 2023
4 Legends in Manufacturing awardees chosen
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry and Elevate Advanced Manufacturing will recognize four manufacturing leaders at the annual Legends in Manufacturing awards program during ABI’s Iowa Manufacturing Conference on Oct. 4 at the FFA …
Read MoreSammons Financial Group donates $175,000 to 24 Des Moines charities
Sammons Financial Group Inc. announced that its annual community outreach program will donate $175,000 to support 24 local nonprofits. The initiative, which started in 2018, allows employees to nominate their favorite local charities each spring …
Read MoreMiller family donates $284K to DMACC’s water environmental technology program
The Miller family, including Tom, Dick, Deb and John Miller, donated $284,943 to the DMACC Foundation for the creation of a water environmental technology (WET) program lab and classrooms on the Ankeny campus. The donation …
Read More3 Iowa financial institutions win awards for homeownership programs
GreenState Credit Union, Veridian Credit Union and Community State Bank and their community partners were recently recognized for their efforts to increase homeownership in Iowa.
The three institutions recently participated in the Iowa Homeownership Incubator …
Read MoreHome tour returns to River Bend neighborhood
The River Bend Neighborhood Association will host its 25th annual home tour on Sept. 23 and 24. The tour will allow community members to see some of the district’s homes, many of which date back …
Read MoreChildServe’s 30th annual golf event raises over $181,000
ChildServe, a specialty pediatric health care provider for children and young adults with special health care needs, raised more than $181,000 during its 30th annual golf outing on Monday at Glen Oaks Country Club in …
Read MoreIowa’s unemployment rate ticks up to 2.9%
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August ticked up slightly to 2.9%, the first increase in nearly a year, Iowa Workforce Development reported today.
In August 2022, Iowa’s unemployment rate was 2.9%. It increased to …
Read MoreProposed Des Moines development wins housing innovation competition
A panel of housing, energy and design judges selected the proposed Des Moines development of Townhall Apartments and Community Food Market as the winner of the Iowa Finance Authority’s inaugural Innovation in Housing Pitch Competition …
Read MoreOpenLoop Health’s downtown headquarters renamed OpenLoop Tower
On Leadership: How can you prepare the next generation to lead the family business?
This column is the second in a series on family-owned business issues.
Earlier in my career when I worked in wealth management, I assisted many business owners with the transfer of business ownership from one …
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