Corridor Business Journal: Mount Mercy University President Laurie Hamen announced plans last week to leave the position she has held for more than six years when her contract expires in about 13 months. In an open letter to the Mount Mercy community, Hamen said she plans to move with her husband to the Twin Cities, where she will be developing a new nonprofit organization, and they can be closer to four of their eight grandchildren. Hamen began serving as Mount Mercy president in February 2014.