Builders broke ground on more houses than forecast in December, capping the best year for the industry since 2008, Bloomberg reported. Starts climbed 12.1 percent in December to a 954,000 annual rate, exceeding all forecasts …
Iowa’s insurance commissioner on Wednesday approved a 12-13 percent increase in premiums for 150,000 Iowans who buy their health insurance from Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the Des Moines Register reported.
Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss said …
The West Bancorporation Foundation Inc. and the family of Emily Weikert have announced a $100,000 philanthropic gift that will establish an endowed scholarship in memory of Emily Weikert.
A 2005 graduate of Valley High School …
The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute announced today that its 2013 class project will be to remodel a former hospice in West Des Moines as an Amanda the Panda grief center.
Amanda the Panda provides …
Downtown Des Moines could support up to 45 additional retail stores and restaurants. The question is: will leaders take the necessary steps to make it happen? “(Retail stores) will be built anyway. So you have …
Jamie Dimon, CEO at JPMorgan Chase & Co., will have his pay cut in half after the bank’s board reviewed his role in $6.2 billion in losses through the company’s chief investment office. Bloomberg reported that …
Iowa Home prices were up significantly in December compared with the previous year, while the number of sales held steady, the Iowa Association of Realtors (IAR) reported.
According to the IAR’s December 2012 Housing Trends …
The University of Iowa Health Alliance has named Dan Kueter, a former UnitedHealthcare executive, as its executive director.
The alliance, formed in June 2012 to address the anticipated changes in health-care payment and delivery systems, …
Iowa’s charter school laws rank among the worst in the nation, according to a report by the advocacy group Center for Education Reform.
The group’s 2013 Charter School Laws Across the States Ranking and Scorecard report gives …
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