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Code consortium accepting proposals

The Central Iowa Code Consortium is accepting code proposals for all International Code Councils construction and maintenance codes. Seven code committees, made up of local government and industry representatives, will review the 2015 editions of…
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Guggenheim Partners to pay $20 million in SEC settlement

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC has agreed to settle charges that it breached its fiduciary duty by failing to disclose a $50 million loan that one of …

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Cybersecurity symposium scheduled Wednesday in West Des Moines

Holmes Murphy & Associates on Wednesday will host a cybersecurity symposium, Keeping Iowa Safe, to address the increasing threat of cyber hackers. Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart will join a panel of information security experts …

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Survey: Uninsured rate drops to 5 percent in Iowa

The percentage of Iowans without health insurance has been cut nearly in half in the past two years, according to new survey information released by Gallup. Just 5 percent of Iowans were uninsured in the…
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Lee Enterprises posts third-quarter profit

Davenport-based Lee Enterprises Inc., a publisher of 46 daily newspapers across the country, reported third-quarter net income of $1.9 million, or 3 cents per share. This compares with a loss of $9.7 million, or 19 …

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Car wash turns into coffee shop, youth training center

Work is beginning on Freedom for Youth Ministries’ Freedom Blend Coffee Cabin, set to open in the spring in a former car wash. The coffee shop will employ disadvantaged youths as a training center. A …

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Fiorina to speak at business candidate forum

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina will speak at the Caucus Candidate Forum Series on Monday, Aug. 17, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the State Historical Building. The free series is an effort to allow …

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Walking tour to serve up history on a stick at Iowa State Fair

A healthy serving of history will be on the menu this week when the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and the Healthiest State Initiative team up to offer a walking tour of historic sites at …

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YES OR NO: Is Netflix’s new unlimited parental leave policy a good idea?

 

While some are calling Netflix’s new parental leave policy — one that allows employees to take off however long they feel they need during their child’s first year of life, with pay — is …

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Netflix introduces ‘unlimited’ paid parental leave; reactions to policy mixed

 

Netflix announced last week that it will now allow employees to take unlimited maternity or paternity leave during the first year after their child’s birth or adoption.

 

Under the new policy, Netflix employees …