Archive for September 2010
Video: A Closer Look – Chris Voggesser
Chris Voggesser recently took over as president of the West Des Moines Chamber and Development Connection.…
Read MoreHome supply down amid flat sales
In August, the supply of houses on the market fell to its lowest level in 42 years as new single-family home sales were flat, Reuters reported.
Falling short of analysts’ expectations that home sales would …
Read MoreBlockbuster files bankruptcy as rental options expand
If you visit one of Blockbuster Inc.’s 5,600 stores to rent a movie this weekend, you may not be the only one watching.
“We’ll literally be evaluating every single store,” James Keyes, the company’s CEO, …
Read MoreWellmark unveils new logo, tagline
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Iowa’s largest health insurer, this morning unveiled a new corporate logo and tagline, “Your health, well protected,” which company officials said are aimed at redefining its brand in a …
Read MoreNAIC to measure financial impact of modernization
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced Thursday it has begun work to measure the financial impact of modernization efforts proposed for life insurance solvency regulation. These efforts would favor principles-based reserves over the …
Read MoreSenate passes small business legislation
The U.S. Senate voted 61-38 on Thursday to end a Republican filibuster of legislation that would give small businesses $12 billion in tax cuts, TheHill.com reported. Lawmakers then passed the bill, which Democratic leaders have …
Read MoreHeartland Technology to announce launch online
Heartland Technology Alliance (HTA), a new nonprofit alliance of technology professionals that supports connecting more people to each other and to the future in the Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, will host a …
Read MoreHome sales slow to recover; unemployment benefits up
Sales of existing homes in the United States probably climbed in August to the second-lowest level on record, indicating housing remains depressed a year after the economic recovery began, economists said before a report today.…
Read MoreStudy finds mobile phone most-used electronic device
Forrester Research’s largest annual survey of Americans’ technology adoption finds that 73 percent of the 37,000 respondents say the mobile phone is the electronic device they use the most., Mobile Marketer reports.
Fifty-eight percent said …
Read MoreCasey’s denies Couche-Tard at shareholders meeting
A bid to overthrow the board of directors of Casey’s General Stores Inc. failed today when shareholders attending the company’s annual shareholders meeting re-elected the entire slate, including president and CEO Robert Myers. Alimentation Couche-Tard …
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