Archive for November 2010
Online sales rise on Cyber Monday
Online sales rose 19 percent on Cyber Monday compared with last year, making yesterday the biggest Internet shopping day of the year so far, according to Coremetrics, an IBM Corp. subsidiary.
Online sales were up …
Read MoreObama proposes pay freeze for federal workers
President Barack Obama proposed a two-year freeze on the pay of federal workers on Monday.
The White House estimates that the pay freeze would save about $2 billion in the current fiscal year, and $28 …
Read MoreAmes Tribune, 6 other Iowa papers sold
The Ames Tribune and six other Iowa publications were sold by Midlands Newspapers Inc. to Stephens Media Iowa LLC on Monday.
Stephens Media Iowa is a subsidiary of Stephens Media LLC, which owns the Las …
Read MoreDurham named to head economic development position
Gov.-elect Terry Branstad named Debi Durham as head of economic development during a news conference today.
Durham currently heads the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce and in Sioux City, and was a Republican nominee for lieutenant …
Read MoreGreen and Main selected for international study
Indigo Dawn LLC’s Green and Main initiative pilot project has been selected to participate in the international Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES).
Green and Main will join more than 150 other projects from 34 states, Canada, …
Read MoreWind energy produces business growth, study says
Iowa’s wind power supply chain comprises 80 Iowa companies and more than 2,300 employees in manufacturing, and the state ranks second in the nation in total wind energy generation, according to a study released today …
Read MoreFarrell’s no longer exercised by fitness competitor
Farrell’s eXtreme Bodyshaping Inc. has dropped a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against the owners of the Kosama fitness centers.
The lawsuit alleged that Kosama directed viewers to its websites by using Internet search keywords associated …
Read MoreGood start to Christmas shopping season
Preliminary results from the Black Friday weekend have pointed to a mostly positive start to the retail industry’s biggest selling period, MarketWatch.com reported.
The number of people who shopped in stores and online between Thursday …
Read MoreIowa banks increased earnings, beat national performance ratios
Iowa banks increased earnings, beat national performance ratios
Iowa banks beat national performance ratios in nearly every category, the head of an industry trade group said following the release of third-quarter data by the Federal …
Grinnell College establishes social justice prize
Grinnell College said today that it has created a $300,000 annual prize program to honor individuals under the age of 40 who demonstrate leadership in their fields and show creativity, commitment and extraordinary accomplishment in …
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