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Vaughan named business director of Tippie’s Vaughan Institute

Terri Vaughan, a longtime leader in Iowa’s insurance community, has been named the professional director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, effective Sept. 1. The Vaughan Institute …

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Jason Gross joins ManchesterStory Group as vice president

Jason Gross is joining the venture capital firm ManchesterStory Group as vice president and head of platform, the company announced today. Previously the vice president of innovation at EMC Insurance, Gross has more than 20 …

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Missouri professor tapped as undergraduate program dean at Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business announced it has hired Charles Wayne Keene as the next associate dean for undergraduate programs. Keene is currently on the marketing faculty of the University of Missouri’s Trulaske College …

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Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa names new chief operating officer

Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa has named Keesha Ward as its new chief operating officer. Ward is formerly the assistant director of alumni relations at Drake University, where she oversaw Central Iowa alumni and volunteer programming. In …

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Rutledge announces retirement, succession plan for Farmers Mutual Hail

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Co. of Iowa announced that Ronald Rutledge (left) will retire from his position as president and CEO effective Dec. 30. Rutledge has led the national farm insurance company since January 2011, and has worked …

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MercyOne announces Dan Fink as first vice president of MercyOne Children’s Hospital

Dan Fink accepted the new role of vice president at MercyOne Children’s Hospital, according to MercyOne. Fink previously worked as executive director of Crown Point Christian Village, and has worked in operations at Cook Children’s …

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Hightshoe joins Community State Bank holding company as diversity officer

Kate Hightshoe has joined QCR Holdings Inc., the parent company of Community State Bank, as assistant vice president and diversity officer. She will be based at Community State Bank’s Johnston branch. For several years, Hightshoe has …

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Dubuque Bank & Trust, Heartland Financial announce leadership changes

Dubuque Bank and Trust has named Tyson Leyendecker as president and CEO. Leyendecker will replace Tut Fuller, the bank’s president and CEO since 2017, who has been promoted to regional president at Heartland Financial USA, DB&T’s holding company, …

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Sammons life insurance division president to retire

Steve Palmitier, president and chief operating officer of Sammons Financial Group’s life insurance division, has announced his plan to retire at the end of the year. In his 25 years with Sammons, Palmitier has been instrumental in …

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Indianola’s police chief retiring after 36-year law enforcement career

Dave Button, Indianola’s police chief for the past eight years, will retire on July 2. Button, who has been in law enforcement for 36 years, was an Iowa state trooper and assistant director of the …