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West Bancorporation net income increased in second quarter

 For the first six months of the year, West Bancorporation had profits of $14.1 million, or 86 cents per share, compared with $12.5 million, or 76 cents a share, a year ago. Total loans for …

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New York-based Loeb & Troper joins BKD

National accounting and advisory firm BKD LLP announced that Loeb & Troper LLP has joined the firm, effective July 15. Loeb & Troper, which specializes in audit and consulting services for the health care, managed …

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Veridian starts work on Waukee branch

Veridian Credit Union has started construction of a new branch that is scheduled to open in spring 2019 at 655 E. Hickman Road. The new branch will employ nine people in nearly 4,000 square feet …

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Farm Bureau Financial companies named to both Ward’s 50 lists

West Des Moines-based Farm Bureau Financial Services’ operating companies were named to the 2018 Ward’s 50 group of top-performing insurers again this year, making it just one of nine organizations named to both the property/casualty …

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Iowa Student Loan launches loan repayment benefit for employees

Iowa Student Loan announced that it has begun offering a new benefit providing each of its more than 200 employees a $25 monthly contribution that can be directed toward either student loan repayment or a …

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Limited housing prospects for minimum wage earners

A recent national report carried some startling numbers about affordable housing: None exists in any state, city, county or metropolitan area in the country for workers earning minimum wage and needing a two-bedroom apartment.

Say …

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Aureon HR completes first SOC Type 1 compliance exam

Aureon HR, a subsidiary of West Des Moines-based business solutions company Aureon, has successfully completed its first SOC (System and Organization Controls) 1 Type 1 examination. The successful completion of the examination makes Aureon HR …

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Dupaco, Bankers Trust named best-in-state by Forbes

Dupaco Community Credit Union, based in Dubuque, and Bankers Trust Co., based in Des Moines, are named the top-rated credit union and bank in Iowa as part of Forbes’ first Best-in-State credit union and bank rankings. …

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Hinnenkamp ascends to CEO role at BerganKDV

Dave Hinnenkamp became CEO of BerganKDV on July 1. Hinnenkamp, who succeeds Loren Viere, was previously BerganKDV’s wealth management partner-in-charge, a position he had held with the firm for the past 16 years. Plans for the transition …

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Interest rates for ag operating loans are on the rise

Interest rates for farm operating loans have increased to an average of 4.9 percent this spring, up from 3.5 percent in the final quarter of 2015, when rates scraped a historic low, according to the …

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