Archive for November 2010
Journal: One probe, 50 states, high stakes
From his office overlooking the Iowa Capitol, Tom Miller is confronting the reality of how hard it is to get all 50 state attorneys general to agree on anything.
The 66-year-old Miller, up for re-election …
Read MoreReport: 22 percent of vehicles electric by 2030
Plug-in electric cars such as Nissan Motor Co.’s Leaf and General Motor Co.’s Volt, could make up 9 percent of U.S. auto sales by 2020 and 22 percent in 2030, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said …
Read More30 percent of CFOs plan to cut health care benefits
Thirty percent of chief financial officers in a nationwide poll said they are planning on reducing health-care benefits, according to a survey released this morning by Grant Thornton International Ltd. According to the survey of …
Read MoreState’s leading indicators rise for 12th consecutive month
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index rose to 101 in September from 100.4 in August, with six out of the eight indicators contributing to the increase. The increase was the 12th consecutive monthly gain for the …
Read MoreWest Bancorporation reports higher earnings
West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, reported third-quarter net income of $3.4 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with $1.3 million, or 8 cents per share, for the same quarter last year. …
Read MoreAndringa, Radia named to Business Hall of Fame
Mary Vermeer Andringa, president and CEO of Pella-based Vermeer Corp., and Suku Radia, president and CEO of Bankers Trust Co., will be inducted into the Iowa Business Hall of Fame at the Greater Des Moines …
Read MoreRockwell Collins earnings up
Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins Inc. reported a 12 percent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings last Friday, led by climbing sales in both its government and commercial divisions. The company’s net income climbed to $150 million, …
Read MoreMeredith names Emerging Markets president
Meredith Corp. has named Pete Snyder president of its newly created Emerging Markets Group. The group will contain Meredith Integrated Marketing’s current social marketing (New Media Strategies) and mobile marketing (The Hyperfactory) divisions. It also …
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