Archive for August 2007
Bush to outline plans to help homeowners
President George W. Bush is proposing to aid hundreds of thousands of borrowers hard hit by the housing slump, the Associated Press reported.
The president will outline several initiatives and reforms today to help homeowners …
Microsoft settlement final
Polk County District Judge Scott Rosenberg this morning gave final approval to a settlement that officially ends an Iowa antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.
Roxanne Conlin, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said eight people filed …
Pappajohn business plan contest announces finalists
The John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition announced three finalists today that will compete in October for cash prizes totaling $50,000. Two Ames software companies, Ensoft Corp. and EndoMetric, were chosen, along with TMT Manufacturing …
Read MoreWest Des Moines new site of Aviva USA headquarters
Aviva USA will build its new headquarters on a 71-acre parcel in West Des Moines, taking 800 jobs out of Des Moines. The subsidiary of London-based Aviva plc announced that it has entered into an …
Read MoreEconomy expanded at a surprising rate this spring
The economy expanded at an annual rate of 4 percent in the second quarter, the strongest pace in more than a year and significantly higher than the 3.4 percent rate the government initially estimated a …
Read MoreRegister names new publisher
The Des Moines Register has named Laura Hollingsworth, the paper’s general manager, its new president and publisher.
Hollingsworth has run the day-to-day operations at the Register since 2005, serving under outgoing publisher Mary Stier, who …
Year-to-year income changes ‘a wash,’ says policy group
Did Iowa’s median income rise or fall last year? It depends on which census figures you use. And statistically, you could say it really didn’t change at all, according to the Iowa Policy Project.
Yesterday, …
Godwin Group plans retail center
The Godwin Group plans to start construction of a 26,000-square-foot retail center at 1325 S.W. Oralabor Road in Ankeny. Dean Godwin of the Godwin Group said the company plans to start construction of the Shoppes …
Read MoreAnother big-box store for Ankeny
A 52,000-square-foot big-box store will be complete in January 2008 at 1205 S.E. 16th Court in Ankeny. Chris Murray of Denny Elwell Co. said Michigan-based MC Sports will occupy 15,000 square feet of the building. …
Read MoreParagon Office Park Plat 3 given green light
Paragon Office Park Plat 3 at 128th Street and Meredith Drive has been approved by the Urbandale Planning and Zoning Commission. The 25.36-acre plot is zoned for retail and office space. Dahl’s Foods owns an …
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