The board that governs the state’s three public universities has hired from within and devised a way to hike pay for the next executive director of the Board of Regents. By state law, the executive director’s salary is capped at $154,300, but Mark Braun has been making $240,000 a year as the board’s chief operating officer. […]Powered by WPeMatico
Winnebago Industries has had a big year, financially. The company has been making recreational vehicles in Forest City for nearly six decades. Winnebago’s fourth quarter ended August 26. Overall revenue was up nearly 73 percent for the quarter and operating income for the year was up 90 percent. “Our team responded in fiscal 2017 with a tremendous […]Powered by WPeMatico
Another tweak has been made to official state tax predictions and it likely means cuts will have to be made in the current state budget. “It’ll be a combination of looking at what’s the best approach, but we will need to make somewhat of an adjustment,” Iowa Department of Management director Dave Roederer told reporters […]Powered by WPeMatico
Sioux City Police say a car witnesses saw submerge in the Missouri River Monday afternoon likely belongs to a local family of three reported missing on Tuesday morning. Police Captain Mark Kirkpatrick gave an update on the investigation today. “We have a fair degree of confidence that this may be, in fact, that vehicle,” Kirkpatrick […]Powered by WPeMatico
The board that governs the three state universities has unanimously approved re-naming the Iowa State University College of Business for a donor who’s giving millions to the school. It’s the first “named” college on the Ames campus according to interim ISU president Ben Allen. “Iowa State alumus Jerry Ivy and his wife, Debbie, have made […]Powered by WPeMatico
The CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics says there’s progress in addressing the financial challenges that face the state’s largest hospital. So far this year, the hospital’s budget is nearly two percent in the red. But CEO Ken Kates says his institution’s finances are improving due to a high volume of patients […]Powered by WPeMatico
The company that built the Dakota Access oil pipeline that runs diagonally across Iowa, from the northwest to the southeast, is making donations to emergency responders in every county the pipeline crosses in Iowa and three other states. Mike Futch, vice president of Energy Transfer Partners, explains the motive. Futch says, “In recognition of our […]Powered by WPeMatico
The offices of the Iowa High School Athletic Association in Boone will be busy on Friday night as officials determine the qualifiers and set the pairings for the high school football playoffs. Todd Tharp of the IHSAA says the first chore will be to gather scores and determine the 96 qualifiers. They hope to release […]Powered by WPeMatico
It’s been sunny and relatively warm with temperatures in the 60s and 70s this week, but Iowa Department of Transportation employees are busy preparing for winter. “In our world, October 15th is actually the official start of the winter season and that runs through April 15th,” Craig Bargfrede said. He’s the DOT’s winter operations administrator. […]Powered by WPeMatico
