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Iowa among pilot states for mobile driver’s licenses on Apple Wallet

Iowa residents will soon be able to carry an electronic ID on some Apple devices for identification purposes. Apple announced today that it is working with eight initial states, among them Iowa, to enable iPhone and Apple …

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American Equity announces new chief financial officer

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. announced that Axel André will join the West Des Moines-based life and annuity company this month as chief financial officer. Most recently, André was executive vice president and CFO for Denver-based Jackson National …

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United Way of Central Iowa looking for volunteers as Sept. 14 Day of Action approaches

The United Way of Central Iowa’s annual Day of Action is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 14, and there are still opportunities for companies and volunteers to sign up.

Organizers said the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has …

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UIHC receives approval for new $230M North Liberty hospital

The State Health Facilities Council voted in a remote meeting Tuesday to approve the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics proposal to construct a $230 million hospital in North Liberty, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The council, …

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Homemakers begins work on solar array project

Homemakers Furniture is installing a large solar array that the company says will convert one-third of the store’s annual power needs to solar energy. In a news release, company officials said that once complete, the …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Is more stockpiling on the horizon?

A week or so ago, I read that toys may be in short supply this coming holiday season. Now the Wall Street Journal reports that toilet paper and paper towels are being snatched up by American consumers. Again. The …

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Warning of excessive risk, FDIC orders Iowa’s Luana Savings Bank to drop practices

Des Moines Register: Luana Savings Bank — Iowa’s fifth-largest agricultural lender — is facing financial peril and is accused of committing a massive fraud, according to regulatory and court records. The interrelated allegations against the northeast …

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NOTEBOOK: Chase’s first Iowa branch part of bank’s new 48-state retail footprint

Many people, myself included, likely assume that at least a few of the major national banks must have branches in all 50 states, or at least in all of the contiguous 48 states. Turns out …

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ICREA breakfast meeting

 WHAT: Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association breakfast meeting
WHEN: 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday
WHERE: Des Moines Golf and Country Club, 1600 Jordan Creek Parkway
SPEAKER: Don Knoup, executive officer of the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines…

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Hurd purchases Ankeny property that includes a Hy-Vee grocery

An entity managed by local real estate investor Richard Hurd has purchased property in Ankeny that includes a Hy-Vee grocery store. Photo special to the Business Record

An Ankeny development that includes a Hy-Vee grocery store …