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2021 inductees to Iowa Business Hall of Fame are announced

The Greater Des Moines Committee, a group of 120 local business leaders, has announced the 2021 inductees to the Iowa Business Hall of Fame. They are:

Dr. Angela Walker Franklin, Des Moines University’s 15th president. Franklin, …

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On The Move: Week ending February 20

Amanda Lundstedt

Lincoln Savings Bank

Hired as SBA commercial lender

amanda.lundstedt@mylsb.com

 

Evan Cayton

Lincoln Savings Bank

Hired as BSA analyst

evan.cayton@mylsb.com

 

Brian Tapp

Lincoln Savings Bank

Hired as USDA commercial lender

brian.tapp@mylsb.com

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Western Governors Association launches psychiatric nursing master’s program

Western Governors University announced that its College of Health Professions has launched a Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The new degree program is aimed at addressing the nationwide shortage of qualified mental …

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Drug distributors, J&J commit to $26B opioid agreement; Iowa gets $174M over 18 years

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced today the final approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen and Johnson & Johnson. Following successful state sign-on and …

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Takeaways from a civil discourse on Iowa’s state tax-cut proposals

“Tax competitiveness really matters” across states, according to a state tax policy expert with the Tax Foundation, who earlier this week said that tax reduction proposals in Iowa may not go far enough compared with …

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House, Senate approve amended tax reform package, bill awaits governor’s signature

A compromise tax reform package that will create a 3.9% flat individual income tax, eliminate state taxes on retirement income and lower the state’s corporate tax rate was approved by the Iowa Legislature Thursday and …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: New parents’ $80K medical bill shows loopholes in No Surprises Act

I recently did a little digging on the new No Surprises Act that went into effect on Jan. 1 — a federal effort to reduce the number of cases of surprise billings by health care …

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Iowa newspapers build COVID data site after state closes its own

Des Moines Register: A new website, the product of a collaboration among Iowa newspapers, will serve as a central source of Iowa COVID-19 data. The project — IowaCovidData.com — is intended to pull together in one …

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3.9% flat income tax result of Iowa GOP leaders’ negotiations

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Most Iowa workers would pay a flat 3.9% state income tax — a large reduction for the state’s highest wage earners and a modest decrease for low-income workers — under a new proposal …

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Dickinson law offers free legal seminars

Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC is offering two free, in-person legal seminars in 2022. “Moving On,” the firm’s annual employment law seminar, will be from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 19 at the …