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Caring Transitions smooths move process

Jennifer Brandon has opened the first Iowa franchise of Caring Transitions, a nationwide business that specializes in move management and transitioning services for seniors.

Founded in 2006 in Cincinnati, Caring Transitions has since grown into …

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Tobacco Cessation Summit to be held Oct. 19


The Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance (ITPA) and the American Lung Association will co-host the Action to Quit! Iowa Employers’ Tobacco Cessation Summit on Oct. 19 in Des Moines.

The summit will include benefits decision makers …

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IRS proposes safe harbor for health-care law

A new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposal would make it easier for employers to determine if their health-care plans are affordable and exempt from a stiff financial penalty mandated by the health-care reform law, Business …

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Wellmark names new vice president of sales

George Hanna has been promoted to executive vice president of sales, marketing, membership and enrollment at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Hanna joined Wellmark in 2007 as senior vice president, general counsel and business …

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‘Million Hearts’ campaign seeks to prevent 1 million heart attacks

U.S. health officials are teaming up with insurance companies, pharmacies, health-care providers and community groups in a campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes in the next five years, Reuters reported.

 

The …

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Hormel donates to DMARC initiative

The Des Moines Area Religious Council has been awarded a $110,00 donation from Hormel Foods Corp. to support its “Mapping an End to Hunger in Greater Des Moines” project, also known as MovetheFood.

The project …

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Blue Zones to take applications for demonstration cities

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield CEO John Forsyth and Healthways Inc. President and CEO Ben Leedle Jr. today joined with Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Blue Zones LLC founder Dan Buettner to introduce the …

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A CLOSER LOOK: David Brown


Tell me about your family.

My wife and I have two boys; they’re in fifth and third grade. They’re typical boys, you know; they love sports, to laugh and wrestle and all that kind of …

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Tallgrass co-op to open Sept. 15

Tallgrass Grocery Co-op will open on Sept. 15 with an open house, the cooperative announced today.

The opening date was set after the organization more than doubled its goal in recruiting members during the month …

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Mercy Children’s Center gets $12 million rehab


Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines is renovating the Children’s Center at Mercy into a state-of-the-art facility equipped to serve more patients.

Workers recently finished installing brightly colored accent windows on the hospital’s third floor. …