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VIDEO: Coping w/ Covid-19: HR in turbulent times

 

On Wednesday, the Business Record hosted a free virtual panel on coping with coronavirus, featuring human resources professionals. Our first question was: What has been the biggest transformational change you’ve seen as an HR …

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Reynolds appoints new CEO for state’s retirement system

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday appointed Gregory Samorajski, former deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue, as the next CEO of the Iowa Public Employee Retirement System. Samorajski replaces retiring CEO Donna Mueller, who …

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REG’s Newton plant seeds Monarch Fueling Station

With Iowa’s spring planting season just around the corner, Renewable Energy Group’s biodiesel plant near Newton is getting a head start with a unique kind of planting, the company announced. Local Pheasants Forever representatives recently …

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UTC-Raytheon merger to be final on Friday

Corridor Business Journal: Raytheon and United Technologies Corp. will complete their merger on Friday after receiving all regulatory approvals needed, creating the new Raytheon Technologies Corp. that will trade under the ticker symbol RTX. The last …

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Half of 50 large corporations fail annual Gender Pay Scorecard report

Of 50 leading U.S. companies, half of them received a failing grade of F in the Gender Pay Scorecard released today by investment manager Arjuna Capital and Proxy Impact. Only three companies – Starbucks, Mastercard and Citigroup …

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Dwolla names Brady Harris as CEO

Des Moines payments fintech Dwolla appointed Brady Harris as the company’s CEO, just over a month after founder Ben Milne announced he would be seeking a new person to take on the role. Harris formerly was president …

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TRANSACTIONS: Hubbell Realty sells Copper Creek Golf Course

Copper Creek Golf Course, located in Pleasant Hill, has been sold to an investment group led by attorney Kenneth Hodges, Polk County real estate records show.


The course, developed in the mid-1990s in tandem with Hubbell Realty…
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Smokey Row planned in Waukee

The Waukee Planning and Zoning Commission on March 24 approved a site plan for a Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh and Smokey Row coffee shop with drive-thru. The project, located at 2855 Grand Prairie Parkway, would …

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Design of $55 million public works facility gains preliminary approval from Des Moines board

The public entry into the city of Des Moines’ planned Municipal Services Center II includes the use of at least four materials: glass, accent panels, precast concrete and metal, both painted and perforated. Renderings by OPN Architects…

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Simpson College announces appointment of first female president

Simpson College’s board of trustees today announced the appointment of Marsha Kelliher as Simpson College’s 25th president and the first woman to serve in the role. 

Previously, Kelliher was president and CEO of Walsh College, …