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Businessolver announces acquisition of the Capstone Group

Businessolver, an employee benefits and HR technology provider, announced the acquisition of the Capstone Group, an employee benefits outsourcing and human resources compliance firm. President and CEO Jon Shanahan said the Capstone Group’s ComplianceDashboard product, …

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Iowa Workforce Development announces grants for 2024 summer youth internships

Iowa Workforce Development is offering $250,000 to support summer internship programs in high-demand fields for Iowans aged 14 to 24. Eligible entities include nonprofits, educational institutions, employers and community organizations. Priority funding will be given …

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Applications for Bank of America’s Student Leaders program close Jan. 17

The 2024 application for Bank of America’s Student Leaders paid internship program is open through Jan. 17. The national program places 300 selected students in an eight-week paid internship at a local nonprofit organization, and …

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Vision 2024 trends to watch

The Business Record works every day to find the pulse that’s driving business news throughout our state and to make sense of it and provide you, our audience, a variety of perspectives. Our newsroom aims …

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Wellmark earns adoption-friendly workplace recognition

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption recently recognized Wellmark as one of the 100 best adoption-friendly workplaces in the U.S. Some other companies with Central Iowa ties that made the 2023 list included Barilla America …

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Reynolds announces final round of COVID-19-related stipends for Iowa child care providers

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds this week announced the final round of pandemic-era stipends for licensed and registered child care providers, including child care centers and child development homes. The application window is open now through …

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4 honorees receive Women Impacting Agriculture awards

Four honorees received the Women Impacting Agriculture award for their contributions to Iowa agriculture during Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s seventh annual Iowa Women in Ag Leadership Conference on Nov. 30. The recipients were …

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Insurance ‘vital and growing industry’ in Iowa

Jim Lewis’ mantra for doing anything is “start with the why.” 

In September, the 62-year-old entrepreneur was named executive director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa Tippie …

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Employers expect to slow pay hikes in 2024, continue to add positions

Employers plan to increase hiring and continue to offer pay increases in 2024, although those increases will be tempered, according to the Palmer Group’s 2024 Salary Guide, which was released Nov. 1.

The guide is …

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Invested in the HR profession

Jessica Meisner comes from a family of human resource professionals. 

She recalls as she was growing up, she would bring her mom’s policy manuals home to read. Meisner’s parents, Joe and Joyce Gitch, were part …