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Jobs Outlook

Date: October 13, 2022
Location: Virtual event
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Rewatch the event 

As 2022 winds down, Iowa employers continue to struggle to fill open positions as companies and their employees face lingering challenges from …
By Business Record Staff | Jul 1, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Keep new employees 90 days, you’ll have them for the long term

Eons ago when I was a boss, I figured out that if new hires stayed six months after they were hired, they’d likely remain with the company at least a few more years.

New hires, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Adventureland negligence led to boy’s 2021 death on Raging River ride, lawsuit claims

Des Moines Register: The family of an 11-year-old Marion boy who died in a ride malfunction at Adventureland filed a lawsuit in the matter today, almost a year after the tragedy. Michael Jaramillo drowned when the …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Winnebago announces senior leadership changes

Winnebago Industries Inc. announced today that Amber Holm will be joining the manufacturer as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, a newly created role in the company. Winnebago has also promoted Sri Koneru to senior vice president, chief …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Former Iowa Clinic pathologist sues insurer over 2019 malpractice case

A former Iowa Clinic pathologist who had testified in a highly publicized medical malpractice case in 2019 that she was responsible for a mix-up in biopsy results that resulted in surgery performed on the wrong …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Iowa’s new elder abuse law goes into effect on Friday

Elder abuse, including financial crimes and theft against older individuals, will become a specific criminal offense in Iowa on July 1. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who has proposed similar bills for the past several …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Drake Business Accelerator wraps up third cohort

The Drake Business Accelerator, a program of the Drake Business Clinic, has finished its third cohort, which saw 33 businesses primarily from underserved communities complete the program.

Bill Adamowski, executive director for entrepreneurship, innovation and …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Marshalltown receives $4.4 million from FEMA for derecho cleanup

Marshalltown Times-Republican: U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, announced this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $4.4 million in reimbursement for the city of Marshalltown in the wake of derecho cleanup efforts. The city …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Iowa Consumer Protection Division sees solar power complaints shoot up

Radio Iowa: The consumer protection division of the Iowa attorney general’s office is seeing a dramatic upturn in complaints about solar energy companies in recent months. AG spokesman Lynn Hicks said people go into the endeavor …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022
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Pi515 receives $200K Black Women Impact grant from Goldman Sachs initiative

Pi515 announced Wednesday it has been awarded a multiyear $200,000 Black Women Impact grant from Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women initiative. The money is available for any use and will be distributed over two …
By BPC Staff | Jun 30, 2022