Archive for October 2010
Living History Farms receives education grant
Living History Farms announced yesterday that it has received $20,000 from the Monsanto Fund to support education and outreach programs.
The programs are designed to educate children about the importance of farm and rural life. …
Read MoreReynolds elected president of Variety
Stan W. Reynolds, vice president of Reynolds and Reynolds Inc. and immediate past president of Variety – The Children’s Charity of Iowa, has been elected president of Variety of the United States.
Reynolds has served …
Read MoreVertrue representative testifies in court
Bruce Douglas, general manager of Adaptive Marketing, a subsidiary of Vertrue Inc., testified in a Polk County District Court hearing on Tuesday.
Polk County District Judge Robert Hutchison ruled in March that Vertrue and subsidies …
Read MoreFederal Home Loan Bank assets drop
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines announced today that it recorded net income of $39.7 million and $83.2 million during the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, compared with net incomes of …
Read MoreMPO receives $2 million grant
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) was awarded a $2 million grant today from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The MPO is one of 45 recipients of the grant funding …
Read MoreFerrellgas signs agreement with Attorney General
Overland Park, Kan.-based Ferrellgas Inc. Iowa’s largest liquid petroleum gas distributor, signed an agreement with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on Wednesday to provide future customers with a clear pricing summary sheet.
The sheet will …
Read MoreRSM McGladrey warns of cyber fraud outbreak in Iowa
If you received an e-mail at work that appears to be from your bank, would you open it? How about that message that looks as if it’s from UPS saying there’s a problem with your …
Read MoreExpiring tax breaks could slim paychecks
Employers are starting to warn their workers to prepare for slimmer paychecks if Congress fails to approve an extension of Bush-era tax cuts, Bloomberg reported.
“I’ve been doing payroll for probably close to 30 years …
Read MoreGlaxo unit to pay $750 million in fines
SB Pharmaco Puerto Rico Inc., a unit of GlaxoSmithKline, pleaded guilty to charges it sold “adulterated” drugs made at a now-closed plant in Puerto Rico, federal regulators said Tuesday. Glaxo will pay a criminal fine …
Read MoreIBM to put stake in ‘vampire’ energy costs
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) announced it is researching a way to cut electronic devices’ power consumption by 90 percent and reduce so-called vampire energy, or power used while the gadgets are turned off. IBM’s …
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