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Patty Grossnickle named April Employee of the Month

Patty Grossnickle, a registered nurse coordinator in the Norma Schmoker Cancer Center, was named the April Employee of the Month for UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge. She was nominated by her co-worker, Julie Barkema, a registered nurse in the Infusion Center. Barkema’s nomination ...

Becky Jones receives ROSE Award

Becky Jones, a patient care technician in the Critical Care Unit, received the ROSE Award at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. She was nominated by three CCU nurses: Bobbi Dallman, Amanda Springer and Jena Sommerfeld. In her nomination, Dallman describes Jones as ...

KHI Solutions attends annual Healthcare Symposium

Team members from KHI Solutions attended the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Providers Annual Healthcare Symposium in Altoona in mid-April. They spent two days connecting with colleagues from across the industry and learning valuable information related to how to effectively run their business. They also heard from some of the largest health insurance carriers on updates, and current legislative actions that will impact the industry. They participated in several educational workshops designed to increase knowledge of the ever-changing health insurance landscape. KHI ...

KHI Solutions named a 2022 Wellmark Promise Award winner

KHI Solutions has been named a 2022 Promise Award top agent in Iowa by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The annual award recognizes agents and agencies for their commitment to excellence and fulfilling promises to Wellmark members. KHI Solutions focuses on meeting the health insurance needs of Medicare clients, under 65 individuals and families, and employer groups. It has five locations around the state in Fort Dodge, Johnston, Manson, Arnolds Park, and Rock Valley. In addition to serving clients locally, KHI is a general agency serving nearly 500 agents across the state of ...

Cornboard announces construction of new plant

ODEBOLT — Corn Board Manufacturing Inc. will build a new plant this year near Odebolt in Sac County, Lane Segerstrom, the company’s founder and chief executive officer, announced recently. The plant will be designed to manufacture pallets and other products made of Cornboard, its pressed, engineered wood alternative made using corn stover, for use in the food and beverage and apparel industries, among others. The plant will be approximately 55,000 square feet in size and capable of producing over 10mm square feet of board per year. Segerstrom estimates that between 30 and 50 ...

McKinney earns annual sales production award

Lindsey McKinney, broker and owner of RE/MAX of Fort Dodge, has qualified for the esteemed RE/MAX Platinum Club Award, which honors high-achieving real estate professionals for their service to buyers and/or sellers during the past year. “It’s a tremendous honor to receive this prestigious award,” said McKinney “As the broker and owner with RE/MAX of Fort Dodge, my knowledge, availability and loyalty is what guides my clients in making the right decisions in buying and selling homes. My goal is to make clients for life — not just for the sale. I feel very blessed to be ...