Archive for February 2009

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Six R&R Realty Group employees were laid off yesterday, due to a decrease in business activity, said Paul Rupprecht, president of the company’s Realty Marketing Group division.

“Yes, we did have a small workforce reduction …

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent in January, the first rise in six months, as gasoline prices stopped falling and retailers began raising prices after the start-of-the-year discounts, Bloomberg reported. But some Federal Reserve …

FBL Financial Group Inc. reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 of $19.2 million, or 64 cents per share, compared with net income of $11.9 million, or 39 cents per share, in …

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Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) has eliminated the position of executive director as it reviews its organizational structure.

The announcement that Thomas Smith would leave the Indianola-based nonprofit organization was made at DMMO’s board meeting …

Nippon Life Insurance Co. could increase its stake in Principal Financial Group Inc. after the Des Moines-based insurer said it may seek strategic investors to raise capital as market conditions continue to deteriorate, Bloomberg reported.…

The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits for more than a week reached 4.99 million for the week ended Feb. 7, the fourth straight record-setting level, the Associated Press reported.

Meanwhile, an Associated Press-GfK poll …