Archive for August 2010
Pioneer opens crop research center in Ukraine
Pioneer Hi-Bred Ukraine announced the official opening of its now fully operational multi-crop research center in Lyubartsi, Ukraine. The Pioneer Lyubartsi Research Center will develop and test high-quality hybrid corn, sunflower and canola products for …
Read MoreBrand Chef and createWOWmedia merge
Two Greater Des Moines interactive marketing professionals, Andrew Clark and Doug Mitchell, have merged their respective firms, The Brand Chef and createWOWmedia, to launch createWOWmarketing LLC http://www.createWOWmarketing. com. The new company will deliver complete online …
Read MoreByers to chair government relations division of ACCE
The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has named Jay Byers chair of its Government Relations Division. Byers, senior vice president for public policy at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will begin his one-year term …
Read MorePartnership to host Welcome to Des Moines event
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host its second “Welcome to Des Moines Reception” tomorrow from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Dos Rios Cantina and Tequila Lounge at 316 Court Ave. The events, which are …
Read MoreCasey’s announces early results of stock repurchase
Casey’s General Stores Inc. will buy nearly 26 percent of its outstanding stock at $38 a share, based on preliminary results of a stock buyback plan.
The Ankeny-based convenience store chain said it will spend …
Read MoreAlliance Technologies ranks with Inc. 5000
Des Moines-based Alliance Technologies Inc. ranked 2,362 on the Inc. 5000 list, which identifies the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Alliance Technologies ranked first in providing information technology solutions in Greater Des Moines. Of the 26 …
Read MoreToy distributor faces sexual harassment claims
An Indianola toy distributor has been sued by two former employees who allege they were victims of sexual harassment and discrimination by a supervisor and a co-worker.
Manley Toy Direct LLC, a distributor of children’s …
Read MoreDART applies for transit hub funds
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has applied for $10 million in TIGER II federal grant money for a new transit hub to replace the Walnut Street transit mall. DART would have enough …
Read MoreWeekly jobless claims drop
Applications for unemployment benefits fell more than forecast last week, easing concerns that the labor market was rapidly deteriorating as the economy slows, Bloomberg reported. Initial jobless claims dropped by 31,000, the first decline in …
Read MoreRural telephone exchange to receive USDA grant for broadband
Bill Menner, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rural development efforts in Iowa, will be in Truro at 10 a.m. on Aug. 31 to present Southwest Telephone Exchange Inc. with nearly $6 million …
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