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Iowa’s Best Burger for 2019 can be found in Oskaloosa

Des Moines Register: It’s official: The Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association announced that the winner of their annual Best Burger in Iowa contest is Wood Iron Grille in Oskaloosa. Wood Iron Grille …

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Meredith to explore sale of its U.S. broadcast stations, sources say

Reuters: Meredith Corp. is preparing to explore a sale of its portfolio of local U.S. broadcast stations as it looks to streamline its business, people familiar with the matter said. Meredith is discussing its plans with …

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American Equity reports first-quarter loss

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., a leading issuer of fixed index annuities based in West Des Moines, reported a first-quarter 2019 net loss of $30 million, or 33 cents per share, compared with net income of …

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Creighton: Iowa economy slowing

Creighton University’s April survey of Midwest business managers predicted solid growth, but showed Iowa’s economy slowing, Radio Iowa reported. Creighton economist Ernie Goss said labor shortages pushed the overall business conditions index lower for the month, …

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DowDuPont’s net sales drop in first quarter

DowDuPont Inc.’s first-quarter profit dropped with lower net sales and higher expenses related to spinoff companies, the Wall Street Journal reported. CEO Ed Breen blamed bad weather, slowdowns in the auto and smartphone markets, and lower …

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Performance Marketing Group announces Sarah Miller as new firm partner

Performance Marketing Group announced the appointment of Sarah Miller to the partnership team, joining Kevin Lentz, president and CEO; Matt Glynn, vice president and COO; Jim Swanson, vice president and creative director; and Jeff Regenold, …

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Mahoney to retire from ITA Group; Vander Waal to fill CEO role

ITA Group Holdings Inc. has announced that Tom Mahoney will retire as chief executive officer, effective Aug. 31. He will remain the chairman of ITA’s board of directors and work with the boards of ITA …

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Bottorff named office director of Shive-Hattery Iowa City office

Corridor Business Journal: Doug Bottorff will succeed Phil Larson as vice president and office director of Shive-Hattery’s 70-person Iowa City design office. Bottorff has 23 years of service with the architecture and engineering firm and …

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In recognition of efforts to improve communities through ‘architectural excellence’

As part of its 30-year anniversary, the Iowa Architectural Foundation will recognize individuals and organizations that have “embraced architectural excellence to advance their communities.” The program, in its first year, is called Community Enhancement Through …

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Big Ox operations shut down after wastewater permit expires

Sioux City Journal: Big Ox Energy has ceased all operations after its permit to discharge wastewater to Sioux City’s treatment plant expired Tuesday. The South Sioux City, Neb., biofuels plant had ceased its methane production activities …