Archive for March 2009
Adio to be Stickel’s fourth and final home
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Read MoreEye Catchers
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Read MoreWest Des Moines passes 2009/2010 budget
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Read MoreTrade gap drops, economists stew
With a government report showing that the U.S. trade deficit has narrowed, economists are fretting the deterioration of global trade, MarketWatch reported.
The deficit stood at $36 billion in January on an across-the-board decline in …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines home sales on the rise
Homes sales nudged up again last month in Dallas, Polk and Warren counties, triggered in part by a federal program that provides a tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers.
“We think that’s …
Read MoreTickers: March 13
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino has given the Blank Park Zoo Foundation $100,000 for its Wild About Animals capital campaign. The foundation is seeking $40 million to expand and renovate Blank Park Zoo.
A.M. Best …
Read More2009 Forty Under 40 Awards Presentation
Iowa hospitals hit by recession
Health-care services declined in nearly all areas in the fourth quarter of 2008, a sign that the recession is hitting Iowa’s hospitals, according to data collected by the Iowa Hospital Association.
Home health visits were …
Read MoreRetail sales down slightly in February
Retail sales declined 0.1 percent in February, less than economists expected but still down from an 1.8 percent increase in January, Bloomberg reported.
According to a Commerce Department report, excluding a 4.3 percent decrease in …
Read MoreTickers: March 12
Spartech Corp., a Missouri-based plastics manufacturer that employs 38 people at a factory in Pleasant Hill, said it has suspended its regular cash dividend in order to increase its financial flexibility. The company, which is …
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