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TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018 | IN THIS ISSUE
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St. Louis-based Centene announces that its subsidiary, Iowa Total Care, has been tentatively awarded a contract for Iowa's privately managed Medicaid program, bringing the total number of administrators in the state to three.
Pending regulatory approval, the contract is expected to commence on July 1, 2019.
Centene, one of the nation's largest health care providers, will replace AmeriHealth Caritas as a managed care provider. AmeriHealth decided to leave the state after losing hundreds of millions of dollars covering care for about 200,000 poor and disabled Iowans, reports the Des Moines Register.
Iowa Total Care will join private insurers Amerigroup of Iowa and United Healthcare of the River Valley in serving the more than 600,000 Medicaid members in the state.
"We are pleased to be selected for the IA Health Link Program," Centene
CEO and Chairman Michael Neidorff said in a release. "We look forward to working with the state of
Iowa to deliver on our mission of providing better health outcomes for
Iowa residents at a lower cost to the state."
A Fortune 100 company, Centene is a diversified, multi-national health care company that provides a portfolio of services to government-sponsored and commercial health care programs, focusing on the under-insured and uninsured. It also provides healthcare services to groups and individuals delivered through commercial health plans and offers a range of health insurance solutions.
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 Registration deadline nearing for Fastest Growing Companies
The registration deadline is rapidly approaching for the CBJ's Fastest Growing Companies awards banquet, to be held May 30 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Coralville Marriott.
Fastest Growing Companies nominations were sought in April.
To apply, companies
had to show revenue of at least $350,000 in each of the fiscal years ending 2015, 2016 and 2017, and be headquartered in Kirkwood's seven-county region.
Accounting firm Honkamp Krueger & Co. ranked nominees according to revenue growth over a two-year period, with consideration given to both dollar and percentage increases.
2018's Fastest Growing Companies include (listed alphabetically):
CCR
Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery
Converge Consulting
Crystal Group
de Novo Marketing
Eastern Iowa Blinds
Hanna Plumbing & Heating
Hawkeye Communication
IAHomes
iGym
Involta
KASA Solutions
MCI, LC
MediRevv
Midwest Microwave Solutions
Moxie Solar
Petersen Pet Hospital
Ready Wireless
Schrader Excavating & Grading Co.
Skywalk Group
SOS Sales Help
Spotix
Thomas L. Cardella & Associates
Thompson & Co
Tri-County Enterprises Inc.
Rankings of the top 25 companies will be revealed at the event, with videos on each company, culminating in the announcement of and remarks from the No. 1 Fastest Growing Company.
Tickets to the Fastest Growing Companies event are $55 each, or $495 for a table of 10. For more information or to register, visit
www.corridorbusiness.com/events or contact Ashley Levitt at
[email protected]
or (319) 665-6397, ext. 311. Registration closes
May 23.
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Linn County Supervisor Chair John Harris will highlight the county's accomplishments and future priorities during Linn County's 13th-annual
State of the County address, to be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 30 at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center
in Cedar Rapids.
The event is hosted by the League of Women Voters of Linn County. Individual reservations for lunch are $35 per person and full tables of 10 are $350. Interested attendees should contact Libby Gotschall Slappey at
[email protected] or visit
www.lwvlinncounty.org for more information or to reserve a table. The reservation deadline is Friday, May 25.
The event is open to the public and f
ree seating is provided for individuals who want to attend only for the program.
Funds raised by the State of the County event are used to support league sponsorship and facilitation of non-partisan voter education materials and forums.
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Deanna Woodall
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Deanna Woodall, currently the Quad Cities regional manager for Iowa Women Lead Change, has been named director of events, a newly created position within the organization.
Effective June 1, Ms. Woodall will oversee all IWLC events, including statewide leadership conferences held in Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Des Moines and Sioux City, and continue to hold her regional manager position.
"Deanna is, first and foremost, passionate about IWLC's mission to advance, develop and promote women as leaders. We are fortunate she has chosen to expand the scope of her regional work to include our statewide constituents," IWLC CEO Tiffany O'Donnell said in a press release.
Ms. Woodall will be based at the new IWLC Quad Cities offices, located at One River Place in Davenport.
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RUN CRANDIC participants raise $55K for CR, IC schools
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RUN CRANDIC organizers and local representatives present a check for $27,865 to the Cedar Rapids Community School District on Monday. CREDIT ICCACVB
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When planning first started for
RUN CRANDIC, the region's first marathon race, organizers were hoping they would be able to raise $10,000 for the
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City community school districts. Consider that goal shattered,
news partner CBS2/FOX 28 reports.
Representatives from the
Cedar Rapids Economic Alliance, the
Corridor Business Journal,
Corridor Running,
Think Iowa City, and the
University of Iowa Community Credit Union presented checks for $27,865 apiece to both districts on Monday after raising $55,370 through RUN CRANDIC.
"One of the things I'm especially excited about is, one, the size of the check - which is, of course, exciting," Cedar Rapids Community School District Superintendent Brad Buck said following a presentation at Jackson Elementary, "but this will go to our foundation. This will flow right into kids and additional opportunities for our students."
RUN CRANDIC had initially hoped for 1,300 participants in the inaugural event. More than 3,000 runners signed up to run the marathon, half marathon and 5K races.
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May 22
Corridor Conference on Business Travel
, by Travel Leaders / Destinations Unlimited, 11:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m., The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Learn about what successful business travel programs are doing to increase efficiency, maximize productivity and drive cost savings. Registration: $29. To register, visit bit.ly/2wLJBEf.
Protecting Your Assets and Your Capital Webinar, by BerganKDV, 12:15-1:15 p.m. Learn about things you can do to proactively guard yourself from cybersecurity risks and put the proper internal controls in place to prevent and detect potential fraud. Free. To register, visit
bit.ly/2I3VueO.
May 23
1 Million Cups
, by 1MC, 9-10 a.m., Geonetric, 415 12th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids and MERGE, 136 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Join for community connections, startup pitches and free coffee. Free. For more information, visit facebook.com/1MCICR.
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Headlines from CBS2/FOX 28
These news items are provided by CBS2/FOX 28
Investigators are now ruling the deaths of a mother and son in Belle Plaine, who were hit by a train, a murder-suicide. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says Teresa Gerleman, 36, committed suicide and pulled her 8-year-old son into the path of the train, killing him as well. Authorities came to that conclusion after collecting evidence at Ms. Gerleman's home, speaking with Union Pacific Railroad employees and from watching video footage from Union Pacific. Officials say the video shows Ms. Gerleman waited near the tracks for a train to approach and pulled her son on the tracks with her at the last moment. Belle Plaine Police Department and Belle Plaine Ambulance responded to the scene
on May 4. The railroad was shut down for several hours while investigators combed the scene.
About 800 Alliant Energy customers were without power Monday night, according to the company's website. The
outage map showed homes and businesses from Collins Road NE to Blairs Ferry Road NE and Rockwell Drive NE to C Avenue NE were impacted. The outage was first reported at about 8:44 p.m. Crews working at the outage site restored service about 11 p.m.
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hese news items are provided by CBS2/FOX 28
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CBS2 Chief Meteorologist Terry Swails' Weather First Forecast
A summer-like pattern will be unfolding for the rest of the week in Eastern Iowa. Once the fog clears today temperatures will be warming up into the mid to upper 70s. A warm front will approach late Tuesday and early Wednesday, and an isolated shower or storm will be possible in the morning. Otherwise it will be partly sunny, warmer and more humid Wednesday afternoon. It will be very summery Thursday through Saturday with temperatures near 90, humidity and chances for storms.
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