Updated: 8:19 PM CST Jan 7, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ ALTOONA, Iowa — Prairie Meadows is starting its search for a new CEO. Current CEO Gary Palmer is retiring at the end of the year.

Mercy College of Health Sciences has been awarded a $650,000 Legacy Grant from Prairie Meadows to support the college’s ...

Prairie Meadows announces successor to longtime president, CEO Gary PalmerPrior to becoming Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had espoused the idea of "medical freedom ...

Some also questioned salaries paid to executives that, in the case of CEO Gary Palmer, can amount to more than $1 million with his bonus. Here's a look at Prairie Meadows' evolution.

Of the property taxes Polk County paid on the Prairie Meadows property in the most recent year, $1.4 million went to Altoona, $1.3 million went to the Southeast Polk school district, $205,000 went ...