Archive for January 2010

Matt Hosford, new pharmacy director for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, describes the balance between cost-savings and members’ needs.…

The Iowa National Guard will field an Agribusiness Development Team that is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. The 60-person teams are designed to provide expertise, advice and training in agricultural …

November’s employment numbers were revised to show a net gain of 4,000 jobs, the first increase in nearly two years, but December’s numbers brought more bad news.

The government reported a much worse than expected …

The State of Iowa’s Capitol Planning Commission adopted a new master plan Thursday that could add green space and address parking issues in the future at the Capitol Complex in Des Moines. The document is …

Principal Financial Group Inc. is set to release its fourth quarter 2009 financial and operating results on Feb. 8. On Feb. 9, Larry Zimpleman, president and CEO, and Terry Lillis, senior vice president and CFO, …

A decline in commercial real estate fundamentals will slow this year, followed by a sluggish recovery for the industry beginning in 2011, Grubb & Ellis Co. said this week.

According to the real estate services …

Overall same-store sales for 30 retail chains increased 2.9 percent in December, far outperforming a 3.6 percent decline a year earlier, CNNMoney.com reported.

And though consumers turned out last month to boost crucial holiday sales, …

Mesa Air Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, citing an untenable financial situation. The Phoenix-based regional airline is asking a federal bankruptcy court to allow it to continue flying and operating during …

A consulting company told the Polk County Board of Supervisors this morning that acquiring the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield building at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Mulberry Street would be the best …

The Central Iowa Breakfast, Business & More meeting scheduled for Thursday morning has been cancelled. The event was scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Downtown, featuring Kristi Maitre from the Internal …