The Wall Street Journal and AdWeek report Des Moines-based Meredith has laid off about 200 more employees — part of a plan announced this past spring to pare 1,200 from the payroll. The layoffs were company wide. AdWeek reports Meredith will outsource some billing and collections, consolidate some internal functions and merge two magazines. According […]Powered by WPeMatico
The former treasurer of a northwest Iowa church has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly half-a-million dollars from the church. The theft occurred over a 13 year period. Sixty-five-year-old Andrew Matheason of Graettinger was the treasurer at Bethel Lutheran Church in Graettinger. Matheason admits he submitted false financial reports to church leaders to hide his transactions. Prosecutors say […]Powered by WPeMatico
Native American activists built a sweat lodge in Sioux City which they hope will inspire people to seek out the healing they need to get well from alcoholism, domestic abuse and trauma. The small hut is made of willow tree limbs, nestled on a field next to War Eagle Park. Calvin Harlan, with the Omaha […]Powered by WPeMatico
Medpharm Iowa spokesman, Lucas Nelson, says the company’s facility in Des Moines will be ready to deliver medical marijuana products in December. He says work has been right on schedule. “They are going just about as wonderfully as we could have hoped,” Nelson says. “We’ve got a couple of more pieces of equipment that are […]Powered by WPeMatico
A heavy metal band from Iowa, known worldwide for its aggressive music and attention-grabbing image, is partnering with a haunted house in Des Moines. Slipknot co-founder Shawn Crahan spoke about the band’s plans to join forces with The Slaughterhouse at a news conference today inside the attraction. “It’s been a long time since we’ve done […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds says she got state Ethics Board approval before accepting a free plane ride to Memphis to see Iowa State play in the Liberty Bowl last December. “We do that when we lead trade missions and when we do a lot of things,” Reynolds said this afternoon. “We want to make sure that […]Powered by WPeMatico
Protestors interrupted the Board of Regents meeting in Iowa City today. The non-tenured track faculty were led by someone using a bullhorn demanding that the University of Iowa listen to their bargaining demands. They chanted “President Harreld you’re no good, treat your workers like you should.” The university recently stopped talking with them about requests […]Powered by WPeMatico
A national report shows the obesity epidemic is worsening in Iowa and across the country. Iowa now ranks as the fourth worst state in the U.S. with an adult obesity rate of more than 36%. Nadine Gracia, executive vice president of Trust for America’s Health, says no states improved on their obesity rates since 2016 […]Powered by WPeMatico
New U.S. Census data shows the median household income in Iowa grew in 2017 and the poverty rate declined. The Census Bureau reports Iowa’s median household income was more than $58,000 in 2017. That’s over four percent higher when compared to 2016. When inflation is factored in, the data indicates Iowa’s median household income rose roughly […]Powered by WPeMatico
