Archive for March 2008

Affected by record fuel costs and the weakening national economy, Delta Air Lines Inc. said yesterday it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs through voluntary buyouts offered to half of its work force, the …

The Johnston City Council approved a site plan and nine preliminary plats within the Beaver Drive Business Park on March 17.

Ted Greedy, co-owner of Greedy Investments LLC of Johnston, said he hopes to break …

The Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority (WRA) gave its approval of two sewer projects on March 18. Each project will cost more than $2 million.

The projects were approved unanimously by the board and …

Wholesale prices rose 0.3 percent in February, led by a jump in energy costs, the Associated Press reported. This follows a 1 percent rise in January.

According to the Labor Department report, excluding food and …

JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to buy Bear Stearns Cos. for $240 million, about 90 percent less than its value last week, after a run on the company ended 85 years of independence for Wall …

The Federal Reserve, struggling to prevent a meltdown in financial markets, cut the discount rate on direct loans to banks on Sunday and became lender of last resort to the biggest dealers in U.S. government …

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Top 5 Iowa exports

4th Qtr. 2007
(Thousands of $s)

% Chg. from Yr. ago

All commodities

2,627,596

22.9

Machinery

591,662

21.4

Vehicles, not railway

301,769

11.9

Meat

183,189

4.5

Electrical machinery

176,041

21.8…

Newly formed corporations in Greater Des Moines, March 3 – March 7
These new corporations filed papers with the Iowa secretary of state’s office. The address shown for each company is its home office.

Date…