Archive for July 2010
Business-loan bill could create $300 billion in ‘junk’ loans
President Barack Obama is on the verge of creating as much as $300 billion in credit for small businesses as bankers raise doubt about whether there’s demand for new loans and how much will be …
Read MoreShareholders challenge Casey’s
A pension fund has asked a federal judge to block the poison pill challenge to a takeover that has been adopted by Casey’s General Stores Inc.’s board of directors.
The Kentucky State District Council of …
Ticker: July 26
New homes sales increased more than forecast in June after an unprecedented collapse the prior month, Bloomberg reported after the release of U.S. Commerce Department data. Junes sales rose 24 percent from May to an …
Read MoreBanking on the Fly
Pay your bills while you’re in line at the store? Possible. Transfer funds while you’re waiting for your daughter’s play to begin? No problem.
An increasing number of Iowans are discovering the convenience of using …
Read MoreBond experts advise balanced investing
Dan McPhail knows that there’s a potential financial storm brewing on the economic horizon. But he believes it’s still a long way off. Besides, his firm has a reliable fixed-income investment strategy to keep its …
A Closer Look: Mark Yontz
You have worked for a number of organizations; what was your favorite job to this point?
It’s hard to select one, because I have good memories about every position I’ve held, even the ones where …
Read MoreNews of sale prompts start-up financial firm
When Adam Obrecht learned on March 30 that his employer’s Premier Wealth Division would be sold and relocated to Los Angeles, the 34-year-old financial planner wasted no time in opening his own shop.
In lieu …
Read MoreIowa Innovation Council sets goals for innovation
Last fall, President Barack Obama announced a national innovation strategy that would help drive entrepreneurial businesses and hopefully lead to the creation of new jobs. Also aiding the national innovation effort were the inclusion of …
Read MoreRentPing lands in Greater Des Moines
As more companies look to the Internet to meet their advertising needs, a new professional online marketing service for apartments has landed in Des Moines.
RentPing LLC officially entered the local market on June 1.…
Read MoreWe’re No. 1 – but keep it to yourself
CNBC recently released a report called “America’s Top States for Business 2010,” and Iowa ranks No. 6, just ahead of those mopes in South Dakota and Minnesota. Pretty good, huh? It makes a resident feel …