Archive for March 2010

Wall Street was expressing pleasure this morning after the passage of the first major overhaul of the nation’s health care system in 50 years. In Des Moines, the state’s dominant health care provider was not …

A labor economist projects that the United States will have more jobs than people to fill them by 2018.

Assuming a return to healthy economic growth and no change in immigration or labor force participation …

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has elected its leadership for 2010, its 25th anniversary year. Thomas Aller, president of Interstate Power & Light Co., an Alliant Energy Corp. company in Cedar Rapids, will serve as …

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Forest City-based Winnebago Industries Inc. last week reported a major jump in revenues for the quarter that ended Feb. 27. The motor home manufacturer said it had revenues of $110.5 million, an increase of 247 …

Des Moines International Airport will host the 21st Annual Conference of the Association of Airport Internal Auditors (AAIA) from June 27-30 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. The AAIA represents more than 140 airports around …

eneral Stores Inc. acquired 20 convenience stores during the first nine months of its 2010 fiscal year, the company reported. According to a report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Casey’s bought stores, both …

Apartment vacancy rates in Greater Des Moines increased by 1 percent in January 2010 from January 2009, as rental concessions offered to new tenants rose.

CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial’s 2010 Apartment Survey said the East …

The Warren County Leadership Institute Class of 2010 has turned its attention to an Indianola dog park.

The class, which includes 17 members from throughout Warren County, will focus on adding dog agility equipment and …

Belin McCormick P.C. has established a fund for contributions to the arts and economic development.

The Belin McCormick Fund for Culture and the Arts will make gifts to the Des Moines Art Center, the Des …