Archive for September 2009

The city of Des Moines should appeal a ruling that its franchise fee was an illegal tax to the Iowa Supreme Court, a judge said today in denying, for the fourth time, the city’s request …

Greater Des Moines consumers are more optimistic that local business conditions will improve over the next six months than they were in the first quarter, but remain more pessimistic about the strength of the local …

The Conference Board Annual Salary Increase Budgets Survey reported the lowest yearly forecast for company salary budgets since the survey began 25 years ago. The 2010 median forecast salary increase budget is 3 percent in …

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has joined a coalition of 20 statewide chambers of commerce and employer organizations from around the country in an alliance to add their voices to the federal health-care …

Local commercial and residential real estate brokerages are stepping up their multimedia marketing efforts with the use of video to showcase properties in Greater Des Moines.

At least two companies, R&R Realty Group and Coldwell …

The would-be developer of a downtown hotel has backed off plans to construct a 140-room inn south of Court Avenue, citing what it considers to be unreasonable expectations for an archeological survey of the proposed …

Doug Bass has stepped down as president of Stark Bank Group Ltd., the Fort Dodge-based holding company of First American Bank, which is based in Clive. “Doug’s no longer with the bank,” said Tom Schnurr, …

Gov. Chet Culver announced that $118.5 million in I-JOBS funds will be distributed for 58 projects across 33 counties in Iowa, to help improve public buildings, rebuild after natural disasters and construct infrastructure projects.

“I-JOBS …

The 2009 third-quarter Iowa Business Council Overall Economic Outlook Survey Index (OSI) rose to 48.7, increasing for the second straight quarter on strength in all three indicators that are used to measure economic activity among …