Archive for November 2010
DeWaay names new company president
DeWaay Financial Network announced today that Matthew Stahr has been named the company’s president.
Stahr comes to DeWaay after serving as the vice president and chief marketing officer for Sammons Securities Co. and serving as …
Read MoreABI releases legislative agenda
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) released its 2011 legislative agenda on Monday.
The ABI’s agenda is focused on job creation, fiscal responsibility, tax policy and regulatory reform.
The group’s legislative priorities are …
Read MoreMerchants raises over $70,000 for charity
Merchants Bonding Company Foundation announced yesterday that it raised $70,240 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
The fund-raising effort was the result of the Sept. 27 Bill Warner Sr. Memorial Charity Golf Classic at …
Read MoreUnemployment rate stays the same in October
Iowa’s unemployment rate remains unchanged in October, according to Iowa Workforce Development.
The state’s unemployment rate was reported at 6.7 percent for the month, the same rate as September and up from 6.5 percent one …
Read MoreStanbrough files bankruptcy petitions for three companies
Real estate developer Daniel Stanbrough filed bankruptcy petitions Monday to reorganize the finances of three companies he controls, bringing the list of his companies under bankruptcy court protection up to five.
The most recent cases …
Read MoreTrain’s a-coming – slowly
The nation’s business economists view the economy like a slow-moving freight train, MarketWatch.com said.
In its latest survey, the National Association of Business Economists (NABE) predicts the economy will expand at a 2.6 percent pace …
Read MoreBanking rules will drain up to $150 billion from big banks
The new Basel III banking rules will leave the biggest U.S. banks short of between $100 billion and $150 billion in equity capital, with 90 per cent of the shortfall concentrated in the top six …
Read MoreThe chase is on for holiday shoppers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it will match rivals’ prices on “Black Friday,” Reuters said. The move ups the ante in the battle to win sales on what is considered to be the kickoff to the …
Read MoreHealthier Workforce conference scheduled Nov. 30
How can businesses help to improve their employees’ health and control health-care costs? A full-day conference on Nov. 30 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown, “Building a Healthier Workforce and a Healthy Iowa,” will provide …
Read MoreNetflix raises prices
Netflix Inc said it will offer its first unlimited streaming-only subscription plan in the United States for $7.99 a month, and raise prices of its unlimited streaming and unlimited DVD plan by a dollar to …
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