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See what former Hy-Vee employee Kurt Warner got from Santa for Christmas
All we can say is, he must have been a very good boy this year: Moochie-Claus
CEO Ric Jurgens to retire June 1
Today at Hy-Vee’s annual meeting, Chairman and CEO Ric Jurgens surprised stockholders with the announcement that he plans to retire from the company effective June 1, 2012. You can read the official news here, but I thought I’d use this space to share some additional thoughts: It’s not easy to follow in the footsteps of [...]
Healthiest State Initiative launched
On August 10, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad held a news conference to announce the launch of the Healthiest State Initiative, a campaign to make Iowa the healthiest state in nation by 2016. Hy-Vee CEO Ric Jurgens is one of three co-chairs of this privately led, publicly endorsed effort to improve the health and well-being of Iowa citizens [...]
Hy-Vee crowns IronKids in Sioux Falls
The Hy-Vee IronKids Sioux Falls triathlon is in the books, with 130 kids crossing the finish line at Augustana College. Lots of strong qualifiers for the Hy-Vee IronKids U.S. Championship in West Des Moines on September 17. You can see more photos of today’s action on Mark Millsap’s Flickr page, and find complete race results on the [...]
Head East: Hy-Vee opens Sycamore store
SYCAMORE, IL – Hy-Vee’s long-awaited entry to the DeKalb/Sycamore market bcame official Tuesday with the opening of a 92,500-square-foot supermarket at 2700 DeKalb Road. A former Kmart building on thesite was extensively renovated to house the new store, the 232nd in the Hy-Vee chain. The store brings 475 jobs and an investment of more than $15 million [...]