Archive for February 2008

Aviva PLC posted a 22 percent increase in British 2007 life and pension sales, beating forecasts, but said the higher than expected cost of floods in Britain during the summer meant it would miss a …

Productivity of U.S. workers increased more than forecast in the fourth quarter as companies reduced employees’ hours at the fastest pace in almost five years, Bloomberg reported.

The measure of employee efficiency climbed at an …

The Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Cornerstone Family Church plats Thursday.

The church is requesting to develop 16.3 acres of land for office or business use at …

An architectural firm will fill the vacant Village Market building in the East Village.

Gēnus landscape architects PC will begin relocating into the new building starting next week. Bret Douglas, principal of gēnus, said the …

Holmes Automotive Group will unveil the results of a $2 million remodeling project Feb. 28.

The old GMC dealership was modified to house the Honda dealership. The GMC line was sold to Ramsey Auto Center. …

NAI Ruhl & Ruhl Commercial Co. reported it set a company sales record in 2007, according to the Quad-City Times.

The Quad Cities-based commercial real estate company topped $260 million in sales and closed transactions …

The Iowa Insurance Division has reached an agreement with insurers designed to strengthen disclosure to consumers before they buy fixed annuities, Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss announced Monday.

Through an initiative of the division and the …

Cuts to Maytag Corp. operations and increased overseas sales led to a 72 percent jump in Whirlpool Corp. profits in the fourth quarter of 2007, Bloomberg reported.

Net income was $187 million, or $2.38 per …

Banks generally make more Small Business Administration-backed loans when the economy weakens, but that is not the case in this downturn, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported last week.

When credit standards tighten, lenders normally direct …

Announced job cuts by U.S. employers climbed 19 percent in January from a year earlier as businesses attempted to reduce costs, according to a report released today by Chicago-based Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a …