Archive for August 2008

Nevada, Iowa, was named yesterday as the preferred site for Syngenta Seeds Inc.’s new corn production facility, the Nevada Journal reported.

Initially, Syngenta was reviewing 45 potential locations in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, but selected …

A fully integrated medical office building, under construction north of downtown, will be shared by four existing Greater Des Moines businesses.

Iowa Orthopaedic Center; Mercy Terrace Hill Ambulatory Surgery Center; Open MRI, Mercy Campus; and …

Jerry Perkins and Ken Fuson have asked for and received buyouts from The Des Moines Register, according to a memo from Editor Carolyn Washburn and Managing Editor Randy Brubaker to the newsroom. Perkins’ last day …

“Liar loans,” or mortgages approved without proof of the borrower’s income or assets, could prolong the mortgage market collapse with a second wave of losses after the subprime mortgage crisis, the Associated Press reported.

Moody’s …

Newton-based Iowa Telecommunications Services Inc. could be in the center of a consolidation among rural phone service providers as the industry looks to cut costs and boosts earnings as more customers switch from home phone …

Freddie Mac said today it plans to sell $3 billion in new five-year reference notes due Sept. 27, 2013, on Tuesday, with settlement scheduled for Wednesday. Including this offering, Freddie Mac will have issued $39 …

A new study revealed that chief financial offices and top accounts believe the economy has entered a recession, the Triangle Business Journal reported.

In the survey, which was done by the University of North Carolina …

Even though the cost of living has increased, workers saving for retirement are still saving – with some even saving more than they ever have, the Associate Press reported.

In a study conducted by Boston-based …

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