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On The Move: Week ending July 17

Lisa VanEllen

F&G

Hired as life new business specialist II

lisa.vanellen@fglife.com

Rhonda Perkins

F&G

Hired as senior life new business specialist

rhonda.perkins@fglife.com

Marla Veenstra

F&G

Hired as transformation office senior finance analyst

marla.veenstra@fglife.com

Elayne Tigges…
By BPC Staff | Jul 22, 2022
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Polk County full-time employee salaries range from $40,753 to $230,350, data shows

Des Moines Register: Polk County Attorney John Sarcone, who retires this year, will depart as the highest-paid county employee in the 2022-23 fiscal year, making $230,350 a year, according to new salary data provided by the …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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Des Moines food rescue group says United Way unfairly pulled $50K in funding

Axios Des Moines: A local food rescue group says it lost up to $50,000 in funding that it regularly received from United Way of Central Iowa. Eat Greater Des Moines told Axios the funding loss stems …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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Iowa records 33,331 new business starts in 2021-22

Iowa had a record number of new business starts in the fiscal year that ended June 30, state officials announced. Between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 33,331 new businesses were registered in the state, …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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Scanlan family makes historic gift to UI College of Education

The University of Iowa College of Education has announced the largest gift in its 175-year history, $15 million from the Scanlan Family Foundation. The gift will rename the Iowa Center for School Mental Health  to the Scanlan Center for …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: A closer look at the IRS Whistleblower Office

Here’s an interesting column from John Hinman, a 39-year veteran of the Internal Revenue Service who recently took on the role of director of the IRS Whistleblower Office. If you’ve never heard of this part of the …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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Iowa casinos, sportsbooks post record revenue

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa gamblers placed a record amount of bets online and in person on both casino and sports games in the last fiscal year, with wagers topping $4 billion — an average of nearly …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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Iowa’s unemployment rate returns to pre-pandemic level

Des Moines Register: Iowa’s unemployment rate in June returned to its pre-pandemic level for the first time since the sharp recession that followed the March 2020 lockdowns, another sign that the state’s labor market is continuing …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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Fundraising extension sought for Des Moines Buccaneers’ arena

Des Moines Register: Des Moines Buccaneers officials are delaying development of their new hockey arena at Merle Hay Mall. Executives with the junior hockey team announced today that they are having trouble securing private funds for …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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SBA offers grants to establish entrepreneurship training for disabled veterans

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced a new funding opportunity for eligible organizations to provide entrepreneurship training to service-disabled veterans. The funding — available to nonprofit, state and local governments, private firms and institutions of …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2022
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