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On The Move: Week ending May 15

 

Karla Jennings

Indigo Living

Hired as tax credit property manager

karla.jennings@goindigoliving.com

 

Patty Wright

HRC Association Management

Hired as assistant associate manager

patty.wright@hubbellrealty.com

 

Emily Andrews

Indigo Living

Hired as supportive services coordinator

emily.andrews@goindigoliving.com…
By BPC Staff | May 17, 2022
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Business leaders rally to #KeepIowaFirst in the presidential nomination season

Jay Byers, president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, unveils two T-shirts to promote keeping Iowa’s first-in-the-nation status in the presidential nominating process during last week’s visit to Washington, D.C. Photos submitted by the …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | May 16, 2022
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Court lifts injunction against new Iowa law banning school mask mandates

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A new state law that prohibits Iowa schools from requiring all students or staff to wear face masks can go into effect after a federal appeals court today lifted a temporary injunction. Two …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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Study says crop insurance costs are rising because of climate change

Iowa Public Radio: A new analysis from the Environmental Working Group finds taxpayers fronted nearly $40 billion in crop insurance premium subsidies between 2001 and 2020 across 13 states, most of which are in the Mississippi …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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Well Fargo cuts dozens of jobs in Des Moines area amid mortgage slowdown

Des Moines Register: Wells Fargo & Co. is laying off six dozen employees in the Des Moines metro area, according to state filings. The banking giant, whose home mortgage division is based in Des Moines, confirmed …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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Tippie management professor named to top 40 MBA professors under 40

Stephen Courtright, professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, has been named one of the top 40 MBA professors under age 40 by Poets and Quants, an online …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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ONE GOOD READ – NOTEBOOK: Thinking about buying a used car? Now might be the time

Things may finally be starting to look up if you’re in the market for a used car. What had been a seller’s market for used cars, whose values peaked at 54% above pre-pandemic levels in …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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Second department head alleges he was forced to leave Polk County government

Des Moines Register: For the second time in less than a year, a top department head in Polk County government has alleged he was terminated against his will. In a claim filed Friday with the Iowa …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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Labor Department to hold online listening session on proposed federal overtime changes

The U.S. Department of Labor will hold an online listening session for Midwest workers, employers and other stakeholders on Friday, May 20, on possible revisions to the regulations that enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act’s …
By BPC Staff | May 16, 2022
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Bank of America opens Drake financial center, plans return to south Des Moines

Bank of America on Friday announced several changes to its Greater Des Moines banking footprint, including a new financial center at 2650 University Ave., located just south of the Drake University campus.

The financial center, …
By JOE GARDYASZ | May 16, 2022