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Iowa stocks mixed in January, down 6.3 percent year-to-date

January ended up as a mixed bag for the Iowa Index, an unweighted average of 22 Iowa-based public companies (in bold type in chart). Eleven of the 22 posted gains while the other 11 sustained losses. …

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March 8: Raising Capital Seminar

Host: The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the BrownWinick Law Firm
About: Startup company founders in Greater Des Moines will have the opportunity to learn from other entrepreneurs and startup investors on how to raise …

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New owner to raze historic Okoboji resort, develop six lakefront homes

Sioux City Journal: Okoboji’s mayor and at least two city council members are taking a wait-and-see attitude toward a multimillion-dollar plan for redevelopment of the property known for more than a century as the Inn at …

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Tuition debate will wait due to ‘considerable uncertainty’

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Board of Regents will not discuss tuition rates for the next school year later this month — as originally planned — due to “considerable uncertainty” around state support, including looming cuts …

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GuideOne to put water leak and freeze detector app in churches

West Des Moines-based GuideOne Insurance announced that it will begin a pilot project in March to install water leak and freeze detectors in 2,000 churches that it provides property casualty coverage for across the country. …

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Airport traffic grew 3 percent in January

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport rose to 201,113 in January, up 3 percent from January of last year. Kevin Foley, executive director and general manager, said Southwest Airlines added some weekend flights halfway …

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Reynolds unveils tax reform plan

Gov. Kim Reynolds today unveiled a tax reform package she claimed will be a boon to owners of small businesses and to middle-class workers, farmers, families and teachers.

The package calls for a lower tax rate, phasing …

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Bridging the gap between campus and workplace

An emerging nonprofit program is giving Iowa State University graphic design and communication students experience with real-world projects for Central Iowa employers, while also providing organizations with a reservoir of fresh ideas and a pool …

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Should I stay or should I go?

One of the biggest career decisions that college students make typically comes along later than their choice of which institution or which major and profession: Should they stay in Iowa for their first professional position?…

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A Closer Look: Matt Felling

Chances are you have met the Fellings, late of Cedar Rapids, now living near Wakonda Golf and Country Club. Matt and Mary Felling arrived in the metro in April, when Matt was named general manager …