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Principal surveys find disconnect around retirement savings,smaller businesses softening after record hiring
U.S. workers are lacking confidence in their retirement readiness despite prioritizing saving, and small to midsize businesses had a softer outlook heading into 2025, recent research from Principal Financial Group found.
The latest Principal Real …
Read MoreDisability Rights Iowa receives $25,000 grant
Disability Rights Iowa (DRI) announced that it has been awarded a grant of $25,000 from the Principal Foundation. The grant will provide DRI with additional resources to continue implementing its strategic plan, which focuses on …
Read MorePartnership adds Clarke County, Perry chamber to footprint, announces strategic priorities at annual dinner
Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association executive vice president to retire
The Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association (ICTA) has announced that Executive Vice President Bill Peard will retire Feb. 15 after serving in the role since 2014. Clara Wulfsen, an attorney with Carney & Appleby PLC …
Read More5 Des Moines projects receive Best Development Awards
Five Des Moines projects received a 2024 Best Development Award from 1000 Friends of Iowa during a ceremony at the Capitol this week. 1000 Friends of Iowa is a statewide nonprofit focused on land use and …
Read MoreDelta Dental of Iowa opens funding requests for health projects
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation is now accepting 2025 funding requests for projects that advance health equity in oral health, overall health or an integration of the two. The foundation typically invests more than …
Read MoreCedar Falls’ Carthage Holdings acquires Chicago-based digital design firm
Carthage Holdings Inc., the Cedar Falls-based parent company of software engineering firm DISTek Integration, has announced the acquisition of Red Foundry LLC, a Chicago-based digital product design and development services company. Red Foundry’s 14 employees …
Read MoreR&R Realty Group raises over $154,000 for United Way of Central Iowa
R&R Realty Group, a commercial real estate agency in West Des Moines, announced its employees raised $154,435 for the United Way of Central Iowa during a recent campaign. The funding will directly support United Way …
Read More3 ISU researchers honored with Presidential Early Career Award
Three Iowa State University researchers were among nearly 400 U.S. scientists and engineers who received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) on Jan. 14 for their high-impact contributions to STEM fields. …
Read MoreIowa Bicycle Coalition to release study on economic, health impacts of cycling
The Iowa Bicycle Coalition will release the results of its statewide Economic and Health Impacts of Cycling and Trails Study during its Bike Banquet on Jan. 25 at the Iowa Events Center. The study will …
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