Archive for August 2007
Retail sales disappointing in July
A weak housing market and high gasoline prices caused disappointing sales for many retailers in July, the Associated Press reported. Among the hardest hit were mall-based apparel chains, including Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. and …
Read MoreMortgage applications increase
U.S. mortgage applications rose for the first time in three weeks as interest rates fell sharply and demand surged for home purchase and refinance loans, Reuters reported.
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced this morning that …
Study: More time spent with paid media
A study released yesterday found that U.S. consumers are increasingly shifting their attention away from traditional, advertising-supported media in favor of entertainment such as the Internet, video games and cable TV, the Associated Press reported.…
Read MoreNine companies to compete for cash prizes totaling $50,000
Nine companies will compete for cash prizes totaling $50,000 in the John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition, including three companies from Ames and one from Newton.
Aims BIO, EndoMetric and Ensoft Enabling Software, each of …
Des Moines to get $11.8 million aircraft maintenance facility
Mesaba Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines Corp., announced today that it will construct an $11.8 million aircraft maintenance facility at Des Moines International Airport. This is the first maintenance facility for the …
Read MoreCity and county receive first draft of downtown vision plan
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Read MoreMayor Frank Cownie on downtown development
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Women of Influence Class of 2007
Women always have been influential, of course. But in 21st-century America, women are stepping into prominent corporate, political and public-service roles at an ever-faster pace.
Central Iowa continues to benefit from the trend, and since …
Read MoreState reaches settlement in TouchPlay case
The state of Iowa and the Iowa Lottery Authority have agreed to pay $1.67 million to Royal Financial LLC, a company that had operated one-fourth of the state’s TouchPlay machines before the Legislature banned the …
Read MoreCulver appoints director of Office of Energy Independence
Gov. Chet Culver this morning announced he has appointed Roya Stanley as director of the state’s Office of Energy Independence, which will administer the recently created Iowa Power Fund.
Stanley, who currently works for the …