Archive for November 2010
EMC Insurance reports gain in third-quarter income
EMC Insurance Group Inc. today reported operating income of 49 cents per share for the third quarter up from 24 cents per share for the third quarter of 2009. Operating income for the nine month …
Read MoreCash or credit for Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign will offer people the chance to make donations with a credit or debit card when it kicks off Friday in Des Moines. The wireless readers are called E-Kettles and …
Read MoreSeneca Cos. gets Quad-City airport contract
Seneca Cos. Inc. of Des Moines has been awarded a $4.5 million fuel farm project at the Quad-City International Airport. Seneca’s bid was recently selected by the Rock Island County (Ill.) Metropolitan Airport Authority to …
Read MoreSenior housing cooperatives offering shares
The senior housing cooperative, an ownership model that’s been popular in Minnesota for years, is beginning to catch on in Central Iowa.
In Indianola, Vintage Hills Cooperative of Indianola is taking reservations for 38 independent-living …
Read MoreIs rail travel worth the expense?
We like passenger trains as much as the next person does. The Business Record offices are in the old Rock Island Railroad station, and that makes us even more aware of the topic and slightly …
Des Moines receives $5 million from Housing and Urban Development
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accepted Iowa’s plan for the use of $84 million awarded by the Disaster Recovery Enhancement Fund. Iowa was awarded the largest portion of the $312 million given …
Home builder says it is bankrupt
Triton Group LLC, a Clive company that built homes in Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska, filed last week to liquidate its assets under federal bankruptcy laws.
The limited liability company listed assets of $203,029 and …
Read MoreBroadcasting, websites boost Meredith’s quarter
A strong first quarter for Meredith Corp. brought increased advertising revenues in the company’s broadcasting and online operations. In a recent statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Des Moines-based company said it …
Dart likes the numbers for Ingersoll line
The D-Line downtown shuttle service to Ingersoll Avenue tallied 509 riders on Oct. 29, its first day of service.
The limited-time service will be offered by the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) on …
Read MorePleasant Hill took in less, spent less in fiscal 2010
An audit by Martens & Co. LLP shows that the city of Pleasant Hill had receipts totaling $12,981,782 for the fiscal year that ended June 30, a 10.89 percent decrease from fiscal 2009. Disbursements for …