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Ag department, Ames to partner on conservation projects in Skunk River Watershed

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will partner with the city of Ames and the Story County Soil and Water Conservation District on water quality projects in the Skunk River watershed. According to …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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UI raises possibility of broader Children’s Hospital window replacement

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In assessing the scope of faulty windows the University of Iowa discovered were installed in the $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital five years ago, officials have decided to at least replace every …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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Black and Brown Business Summit pitch competition applications close March 1

The pitch competition at the second annual Athene Black and Brown Business Summit is accepting applications through 5 p.m. on March 1. Any business that is at least 51% minority-owned can apply, including nationwide and …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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Manchester student athlete receives Iowa Bankers achievement award, scholarship

The Iowa Bankers Association recently honored Jadyn Peyton, right, a senior at West Delaware High School in Manchester, as the 2022 recipient of the IBA’s Student Athlete Achievement Award in wrestling. The Student Athlete Achievement Awards are …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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Weaker performances in farmland prices, hiring slow rural Iowa economic growth in February

Iowa’s rural economy expanded at a slower pace in February behind weaker performances in farmland prices and hiring, according to a monthly survey of rural bankers.

Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index for Iowa slumped to 62, down …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Some companies ditching annual raises, increasing workers’ salaries more often

The demand for workers has led some U.S. companies to scratch annual raises, switching instead to more frequent pay reviews in an effort to compete for talent and keep pace with rising wages, write Lauren Weber …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2022
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Parents sue MercyOne, stranger who fed baby in NICU

Des Moines Register: The parents of a newborn child who was fed and changed by a stranger at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in December have filed a lawsuit against the man and the hospital. At …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2022
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Iowa Center for Economic Success loan fund certified as a CDFI

The Iowa Center for Economic Success announced that the Iowa Center Loan Fund has been certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Clay & Milk reported. The Des Moines-based …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2022
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Workiva names Iskow president and COO

Workiva Inc. announced Tuesday the promotion of Julie Iskow to president and chief operating officer, effective March 1. Iskow will be responsible for Workiva’s global growth strategy and commercial operations, including enterprise-wide product development, platform innovation, sales, …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2022
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Principal completes integration of Wells Fargo’s trust and custody business

Principal Financial Group has completed the integration of Wells Fargo’s trust and custody business, effective Tuesday, the final step of the larger integration of Wells Fargo’s retirement business that Principal announced in August 2021. With the integration, …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2022