Archive for August 2008

Iowa Heart Center has filed a suit in Polk County District Court seeking an injunction to block seven cardiologists from starting a practice affiliated with a competitor, Iowa Health – Des Moines, until they fulfill …

Johnny’s Steakhouse

Lunch

Spicy Italian Beef Sandwich

Thin shaved roast beef piled high on our own focaccia bread, topped with melted mozzarella, basil pesto, red onion, and spicy giardinera vegetable mix with your choice of …

It is not known whether he ever smacked the knuckles of an Iowa lawmaker who fell behind on homework about the state’s education system, but the man who would have wielded the ruler has died.…

Confidence among U.S. consumers rose for a second month in August, the first back-to-back gains in almost two years and a sign that Americans are heartened by lower energy costs, Bloomberg reported.

The Reuters/University of …

Flood-related business slowdowns and a slump in the housing market resulted in an increase in Iowa’s unemployment rate for July. Iowa Workforce Development reported today that the rate increased to 4.3 percent last month from …

U.S. consumer prices experienced their biggest year-over-year jump in 17 years last month, with increases in clothing, airline fares and education along with food and fuel, Bloomberg reported.

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.8 percent, …

ING Groep NV, which has extensive operations in Des Moines, reported that net income for the second quarter fell 25 percent, mainly as a result of smaller gains on investments, the Associated Press reported.

Net …

Motor home sales plummeted 51.1 percent in June compared with the same month last year, according to an Avondale Partners survey of 70 RV dealers, the Associated Press reported. Forest City-based Winnebago Industries Inc. maintained …