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Event Nov. 18: Panel to consider Iowa’s disaster preparedness

Community leaders will gather for a Nov. 18 panel discussion on how prepared Iowa is for floods, heat waves and drought. The session will also focus on ways the state can address causes of more …
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2015
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Event Nov. 19: DNR to hold hearings on new air quality fees

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is installing a new system of air quality fees after a new legislation was passed in part to cover a shortfall in the air-quality bureau’s budget. A series of…
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2015
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Report: Iowa will see sharp increases in Medicaid spending for Alzheimer’s patients

A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that Medicaid spending for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will increase by 33 percent in Iowa in the next 10 years.


This year, Medicaid spending…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 9, 2015
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Fidelity & Guaranty Life to be sold to Chinese insurance company

Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd. has reached a definitive merger agreement to buy Fidelity & Guaranty Life for $26.80 per share, according to a release. Reuters valued the deal at nearly $1.6 billion.


Fidelity & Guaranty…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 9, 2015
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TAI offers application developer apprenticeships

The Technology Association of Iowa is looking for apprentices for an application developer program designed to train workers to enter the field. TAI notes that there is high demand for the skilled workers. Apprentices will …
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2015
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Event Nov. 19-21: Junior League plans 27th annual holiday gift fundraisers

The Junior League of Des Moines is holding its 27th Annual Holiday Gift Mart, Nov. 19 – 21, 2015, at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, in downtown Des Moines. More than 50 vendors …
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2015
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Iowa Area Development Group wins national USDA award

Iowa Area Development Group has received the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Abraham Lincoln Honor Award for its work to promote economic development. The group, as the marketing and business development office for nearly 250 rural …
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2015
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DMACC, Iowa Bankers Association partner for Habitat home

Des Moines Area Community College and the Iowa Bankers Association have partnered to support the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity and build a new home in central Iowa for a family in need. DMACC…
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2015
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Des Moines Social Club hires new executive director

Pete De Kock, an Iowa native and Grinnell College graduate, will be the new executive director for the Des Moines Social Club.

De Kock, pronounced De Cook, has been vice president of operations and communications…
By ANNE CAROTHERS | Nov 9, 2015
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Iowa Senate Democrats want to delay state Medicaid privatization

Three Democratic legislative leaders are urging the Branstad administration to extend the deadline for health care providers to sign contracts with private Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. Providers have told lawmakers they are being pressured to …
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2015