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Golfweek ranks Iowa’s best golf courses in 2022

Des Moines Register: Iowa golfers looking to play the state’s best courses may want to plan a trip east this summer. In Golfweek’s annual rankings, updated this month, Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington was named …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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Riverwalk Hub in downtown Des Moines announces closure

Des Moines Register: Downtown lunch and evening social hour spot the Riverwalk Hub, or HubSpot, is closed at least temporarily, according to social media posts from the restaurant and the Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department. …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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UsAgainstAlzheimer’s launches Brain Health Equity Nurse Fellowship

UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Center for Brain Health Equity has announced the first-of-its-kind Brain Health Equity Nurse Fellowship, with initial awards to 12 African American and Latino nurses from across the country as fellows. With African American and Latino people …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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Breeze partners with Principal on individual disability platform

Breeze, an Omaha-based insurtech serving the disability insurance market, announced it has added an individual disability insurance product from Principal Financial Group to its portfolio. The new integration, built onto Breeze’s proprietary application programming interface, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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Mulcahy promoted to assistant executive director at DSM

Brian Mulcahy, the assistant director of finance and administration at the Des Moines International Airport, has been named the new assistant executive director for the airport. He fills a position that has been left vacant since …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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Von Maur named nation’s No. 1 department store

Corridor Business Journal: Von Maur Department Store was named the No. 1 department store in the United States Thursday in Newsweek’s America’s Best Retailers 2022 rankings. Davenport-based Von Maur bested – in order of their ranking …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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Iowa Premium cancels Tama beef processing factory slated to add 400 jobs

Des Moines Register: A major beef processor has halted its eastern Iowa expansion. Blaming increased construction costs, Iowa Premium spokesperson Marcy Johnson said Thursday that the company has “indefinitely paused” building a new factory in Tama. …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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Holmes Murphy names Leith as chief strategic investment officer

Quinton Leith has joined Waukee-based Holmes Murphy as the company’s chief strategic investment officer. In this newly created role, Leith will be responsible for evaluating existing relationships while reviewing the insurance brokerage’s geographical footprint to determine underserved …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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UI, Drake hosting Mandela Washington fellow cohorts

The University of Iowa and Drake University are each hosting a cohort of young leaders from sub-Saharan African countries participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the flagship program of the Young African …
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2022
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Study provides new insights on flexible spending account usage

A new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that participants boosted their participation in their companies’ flexible spending accounts in 2020 over the previous year, and that contributions didn’t vary significantly based on “use it …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jun 10, 2022