Archive for November 2010
2010 Archived Issues: November
Business Record: November 29, 2010
Cover Story: What’s the big deal?
City leaders in West Des Moines and Dubuque say there is no mystery behind efforts to attract big-name companies
Focus: The Art of the …
Read MoreCapital Crossroads provides online survey
An online survey is available as part of the Des Moines’ Capital Crossroads visioning plan. Anyone living within a 50-mile radius of the state Capitol is welcome to participate.
Capital Crossroads is a comprehensive visioning …
Read MoreIndexed annuity sales climb 16 percent
Total third-quarter sales of indexed annuities reached $8.7 billion, a 16 percent increase from the year-ago period and an all-time high for the industry, according to AnnuitySpecs.com, a Pleasant Hill-based annuity research firm.
“Although insurance …
Read MoreTransportation leaders explore idea of manager
A new official to help customers plan their public transit trips might be a future possibility in Des Moines.
The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) held a “Mobility Matters” event on Nov. 5, …
Read MoreIt’s no time for raising state pay
Are we trying to cut the state budget or not? Gov. Chet Culver’s decision to go ahead and approve $100 million in pay increases to state employees might mollify union members and keep them in …
‘Small Business Saturday’ puts focus on local retail
Iowa’s small businesses are joining in a national campaign to urge shoppers to put small locally owned stores on their radar this weekend.
Rather than attempting to compete with big-box stores on Black Friday, small …
Read More$250,000 grant will support Drake Neighborhood revitalization
The Polk County Housing Trust Fund has received a $250,000 grant from Wells Fargo’s Housing Foundation and a pledge of more than 200 hours of volunteer assistance from Wells Fargo employees. The funding and volunteers …
Read MoreKeating pledges bipartisan approach
Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating pledged Tuesday to take a bipartisan approach as the next head of the American Bankers Association (ABA), Insurance Networking News reported. Keating, who will succeed the ABA’s current president and …
Read MoreDeere forecast misses Wall Street expectations
Deere & Co said environmental regulations and higher costs could make 2011 a tricky year, and offered a profit forecast that missed Street expectations, sending shares lower in premarket trading. The company said this morning …
Read MoreSome General Growth debt to be repackaged into CMBS
General Growth Properties Inc., the Chicago-based mall owner that recently exited from bankruptcy protection, is expected to refinance some of the $15 billion in mortgages it restructured during the Chapter 11 process.
A big portion …
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