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Top 25 Most Influential Boards in 2018 announced

The board of the Greater Des Moines Partnership has been voted by Business Record readers as the most influential board in Greater Des Moines for the fourth year in a row.

The Partnership topped the …

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Feb. 14: CFA Society Iowa

Host: CFA Society Iowa luncheon 
About: Doug Ommen, Iowa insurance commissioner, and Nick Gerhart, chief administrative officer for FBL Financial Group and former Iowa insurance commissioner, are available for “Everything You Wanted to Ask the …

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Rockwell Collins shareholders vote to approve acquisition by UTC

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Rockwell Collins shareholders have approved the $30 billion acquisition of the company in a significant step forward for the deal. Shareholders today voted in favor of United Technologies Corp.’s acquisition of the Cedar …

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U.S. farmers less optimistic, survey finds

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer for December found that farmers are less optimistic about the health of the agricultural economy, Successful Farming reported. The barometer is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural …

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Principal to increase stake in Southeast Asia ventures

Principal Financial Group and CIMB Group Holdings Berhad today announced that they have signed agreements for Principal to gain additional ownership of the CIMB-Principal Asset Management Group and CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management, pending regulatory approval. Once complete, …

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Ankeny neared another record for building permits last year

The city of Ankeny issued building permits with a valuation of $337 million last year, the second-highest amount on record and the fourth consecutive year in which permits have added up to at least $300 …

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Metro house sales rose 4.2 percent last year

Greater Des Moines house sales increased 4.2 percent in 2017 from 2016, while the median sales price rose 2.6 percent, according to a release from the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors. Last year, 14,703 …

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Brookings report: Student debt crisis worse than we thought

As bad as the U.S. student debt problem appears today, it will likely be much worse five years from now, according to a report released today by the Brookings Institution.

Currently, at almost $1.4 trillion in …

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Panel: Addressing mental health is in businesses’ best interest

Improving mental health care access should be a top workplace, economic development and legislative priority for Iowa, concluded a panel of experts assembled Wednesday by the Greater Des Moines Partnership. 

In Iowa, an estimated 1 …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: 68% of Americans in debt doubt they’ll ever pay it off

As I surfed through online business news sites this morning, the above headline on Fox Business caught my eye — and my eyeballs nearly fell out at some of the numbers. The article stated: “More than 68% …