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Mercy-Des Moines named Blue Distinction Center+ for cardiac care

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced it has designated five Iowa hospitals, among them Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines, as Blue Distinction Centers+, under the Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care program. Blue Distinction Centers …

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Polk County releases list of warming centers

The Polk County Health Department released a list of warming center locations throughout Ankeny, Clive, Des Moines, Johnston, Urbandale and West Des Moines as wind chills are anticipated to dive well into the negatives. In Des …

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China trade war: Things are heating up

The stock market fell Monday on some weak earnings reports, and some of the companies blamed the sagging China economy. With the tariff war dragging on and Wall Street growing tired of the drag, there …

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Feb. 7: First Responders Breakfast

Host: West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
About: This is the inside story of the search for Saddam Hussein as told by Staff Sgt. Eric Maddox, the soldier who masterminded his …

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Grinnell College completes first phase of Humanities and Social Sciences addition

Grinnell College announced it has opened its newly constructed Humanities and Social Sciences building on its campus in Grinnell. The $112 million HSSC brings non-fine arts humanities and social studies departments together in one building …

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USDA unloads data after shutdown

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today started distributing data that was withheld during the federal government shutdown, Successful Farming reported. That could affect the market and farmers’ planting decisions for this year. “We will quickly and …

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Tauscheck named national 40 Under 40

Greater Des Moines Partnership executive Tiffany Tauscheck has been selected as a 40 Under 40 Award winner in a program managed by New York-based Development Counsellors International and executive search firm Jorgenson Consulting. Winners were …

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Roundup of McLellan’s 2019 marketing plan tips

Marketing guru Drew McLellan offered a series of columns in the Business Record offering tips on marketing plans for 2019. We’ve collected them in case you missed one or want the full set in one …

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Oct. 4: Many Hands Business Breakfast

Host: Many Hands for Haiti
About: The Many Hands Business Breakfast is back in 2019, bringing together business leaders from across Iowa. This year, Wall Street Journal best-selling author and speaker Jon Gordon will join …

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Iowa lottery lawsuit granted class action; it affects 7.2 million tickets in 19 states

Des Moines Register: A judge has granted class-action status in a lawsuit that claims people who purchased at least 7.2 million lottery tickets in 19 states were scammed by a former national lottery IT director who …