Archive for April 2008
SuperBlock master plan presented to county
The South Side SuperBlock steering committee presented its master plan at today’s Polk County Board of Supervisors meeting. The plan, which also was presented to the Des Moines City Council on March 10, estimates that …
Read MoreRandolph Hotel conversion difficult but necessary for developer
Not everyone would take on a project that is described as risky, difficult and magnificent all at the same time.
But for developer Harry Bookey, the 95-year-old Randolph Hotel on Court Avenue is right up …
European banks hit hard by subprime crisis
The subprime crisis is reaching beyond the United States, with two of the largest European banks reporting subprime-related write-downs of $23 billion in the first quarter, MSNBC reported.
Switzerland-based UBS AG reported today that it …
More losses change Xethanol’s plans
Xethanol Corp. announced that it lost $31.3 million, or $1.09 per share, in 2007 and that it has halted plans to construct of a second ethanol plant in Blairstown.
The company had a net loss …