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Palmer Salary Guide: Employers expect to slow pay hikes in 2024, continue to add positions

The graph above shows salary raise expectations for 2024 compared to prior years. Source: The Palmer Group

Employers plan to increase hiring and continue to offer pay increases in 2024, although those increases will be …

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Joshua Laraby named Johnston’s new economic developer

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Joshua Laraby, has been named economic development director for the city of Johnston, officials announced. Laraby replaces Adam Plagge, who in June was named city administrator for the city of Windsor Heights. Laraby …

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Casey’s awarded for revamped financial system reducing labor, bank fees

Casey’s General Stores Inc. received the Association for Financial Professionals 2023 Pinnacle Awards Grand Prize for excellence in treasury and finance for the implementation of a new banking system. The system has helped reduce labor …

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Transamerica eyes Des Moines talent pool as part of growth strategy

Insurance company Transamerica will expand its talent recruitment to the Des Moines area as part of the company’s growth strategy, Laura Wirth, the company’s vice president, head of corporate development, said recently.

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Reynolds announces $6.5 million in state funding for Destination Iowa after IEDA vote

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced a new round of Destination Iowa funding after the Legislature appropriated $6.5 million to the tourism and quality-of-life program during the 2023 session. That follows approval of guidelines on …

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Drake’s Zimpleman College names Angela Gallagher director of executive education

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Angela Gallagher has been named the director of executive education of the Zimpleman College of Business at Drake University. She most recently served as manager of employee communications for Deere & Co., where …

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Norway leader: More investment needed to help modernize ag systems, diversify crops in developing countries

Government needs to do more to remove the risk from the private sector to invest in developing countries to reduce world hunger, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Norway’s minister of international development, said during this year’s Borlaug …

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Vibrant Music Hall’s Community Party raises $14,270 for local nonprofits

The Community Party at the Vibrant Music Hall on Oct. 24 gave attendees an inside look at the new venue and helped raise $14,270 for five participating nonprofit organizations. The funding came from ticket sales, …

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Toni and Tim Urban, Fred Weitz named 2023 Oak Society honorees

The Oak Society Reception on Nov. 2 will recognize Fred Weitz and Toni and Tim Urban as the Oakridge Neighborhood’s 2023 Oak Society honorees. Weitz served on the Oakridge Neighborhood board of directors and played …

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IEDA awards tax credits to former Maytag, two Des Moines adaptive reuse projects

The latest round of projects to be selected for the state’s Redevelopment Tax Credit Program for brownfield and grayfield sites includes the planned redevelopment of four of the original Maytag factory buildings in Newton and …