Archive for September 2007
Power Breakfast Series – Diversity in the Workplace
Breakfast panel addresses diversity
Panelists at this morning’s “Diversity in the Workplace” Power Breakfast called for easing immigration restrictions, urged local businesses to take part in job training programs and agreed that top executives have to set the tone …
Read MoreHousing to push economy to edge of recession
Ongoing weakness in the housing market will push the national economy to the brink of recession, but growth in other areas should put the country back on a slow road to recovery by 2009, according …
Read MoreMike Carver is running for a seat on the Urbandale City Council
Mike Carver is running for a seat on the Urbandale City Council. Carver, a broker with Mid-America Commercial Real Estate, has lived in Urbandale since 1973 and has been involved with the Urbandale Development Association …
Read MoreRhino Materials to pave lot
Linda Schemmel, a planner for the city of West Des Moines, said the Plan and Zoning Commission approved site improvements for a 3.27-acre parcel at 496 S. 16th St., owned by Rhino Materials. The land …
Read MoreIngersoll Square retail development approaches a start date
The first phase of a 28,000-square-foot retail development in Des Moines will break ground in October.
Construction of a 14,000-square-foot building will kick off the retail portion of Ingersoll Square, 2005 Ingersoll Ave. The starting …
Workers will break ground on a new building in Clive
Workers will break ground on a 4,487-square-foot building in Clive this fall. The building is located at 16400 Sheridan Ave. in the Berkshire Commons Office Park. Doug Richard, general contractor for the project, said the …
Read MoreMiller announces loan mediation hotline
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Read MoreAttorney General to announce initiative to reduce foreclosures
Attorney General Tom Miller and Mike Thompson, executive director of Iowa Mediation Service Inc., are scheduled to announce a new initiative to assist Iowa homeowners and lenders facing mortgage foreclosures at a news conference today …
Read MoreU.S. trade deficit narrowed in July
The U.S. trade deficit shrank slightly in July as a weaker dollar fueled demand for American products, including machinery, aircraft and automobiles, reported Bloomberg News. The gap shrank 0.3 percent to $59.2 billion, from $59.4 …
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