Trucker Harassment Class-Action Suit Backfires April 5, 2012 By Ryan J. Foley They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency,...
Iowa Business Tax Overhaul Elusive Once Again March 27, 2012 By Mike Glover Democrats and Republicans seem to agree that Iowa’s commercial property tax is archaic and out of line with other states,...
Des Moines Exec Sent to Prison for Workers’ Comp Fraud March 19, 2012 The owner of a Des Moines firm that provides companies with temporary employees has been sentenced to nearly five years...
Iowa School Bus Safety Bill Heads to Governor March 15, 2012 Lawmakers in Iowa have sent to the governor a bill increasing penalties for failing to heed school bus warning devices....
Menary Named Grinnell Mutual VP – Direct Underwriting, Production March 13, 2012 Jeff Menary has been named as vice president of direct underwriting and production at Iowa-based Grinnell Mutual. During Menary’s 32-year...
States Won’t Oppose Honda Hybrid Settlement March 1, 2012 News sources are reporting that five states that were given a deadline to oppose a class-action settlement between Honda Motor...
United Fire Group Appoints Phillips to Board; Sullivan Named VP February 29, 2012 United Fire Group Inc., headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, appointed Michael W. Phillips to its board of directors and named...
Iowa-Based Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Upgraded February 28, 2012 A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to...
Lawsuit Filed in Iowa Over Tainted Sprouts February 24, 2012 By Ryan J. Foley An Iowa woman sickened by eating tainted sprouts filed a lawsuit against sandwich chain Jimmy John’s, the first stemming from...
Panel OKs Bill Creating Iowa Flood Protection Fund February 10, 2012 By Andrew Duffelmeyer Iowa cities struggling to afford necessary improvements to protect against flooding could get some help from the state under a...