Archive for December 2010
Bankruptcy filings dip
Bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Iowa – which consists of 47 counties located in roughly the southern half of the state – are running at a slower pace than in 2009.
As of …
Read MoreICIU receives grant for international visitors center
The Iowa Council for International Understanding (ICIU) will use a three-year, $30,000 grant from the Sehgal Family Foundation, USA to establish the Sehgal Family Foundation Center for International Visitors. The center will strive to connect …
IRA Charitable Rollover extended through 2011
Iowans seeking a way to give more to their favorite charities and less to Uncle Sam have another method available to them in 2011. The federal legislation signed by President Barack Obama to extend the …
Investment pros receive charters
The CFA Society of Iowa, an organization made up of financial analysts and investment consultants, honored four new charterholders at a ceremony held recently in Des Moines. Chartered financial analyst (CFA) is a professional designation …
Read MoreCloser Look
What does the IAJ do?
What we do is we protect our civil justice system; we seek justice; we seek to ensure that laws exist so that when people and entities make mistakes that result …
Read MoreMercy Clinics expanding
Two growing Greater Des Moines communities will each get a new medical clinic next year. In Ankeny, Mercy Clinics Inc. has begun construction of a 10,600-square-foot family practice clinic in the Prairie Trail development. In …
2010 took its best shot
Wow, you think as Greater Des Moines walks toward you at a party; that is one nice-looking little city. But before you can start dishing out compliments, she whispers in your ear: “This is embarrassing, …
What worked in 2010?
As a pilot might say to air traffic control, “We’re about ready to request clearance for pushback.”
2010 is pretty much gone. I’m hoping we can hang on to it for just a few more …
Read MoreFairholme beats Boeing as a long-term investment
Dear Mr. Berko:
I bought 300 shares of Boeing near the bottom of the market in 2009 at $31. I’m undecided between keeping the stock as a long-term investment or selling it and investing the …
Read MoreInspiration from Rohn
I just completed my intense Las Vegas Boot Camp weekend at the fabulous Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa. Everyone left enriched and inspired (me included).
I invited some of the best presenters in the …
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