Archive for December 2010
Consumer confidence down, retail spending up
How good is the economy? Sometimes it’s hard to tell.
Consumer confidence is down, according to New York-based research firm Conference Board Inc., whose Consumer Confidence Index dropped from 54.3 in November to 52.5 in …
Read MoreIowa wind projects to install 258 turbines
MidAmerican Energy Co. wind projects in Iowa combined for the largest onshore wind turbine order to date for Siemens Energy Inc.
MidAmerican will receive 258 Siemens 2.3-megawatt wind turbines which will be installed in Cass, …
Read MoreCaptrust enters partnership with Holmes Murphy
Raleigh, N.C.-based Captrust Financial Advisors announced yesterday that it will open an office in Des Moines through a partnership with Holmes Murphy and Associates Inc.
Captrust, an independent retirement plan advisory firm, will acquire a …
Read MorePioneer acquires two seed companies
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and & Co. announced yesterday that it has acquired Seed Consultants Inc. in Ohio and Terral Seed Co. in Louisiana as part of its Pioneer Hi-Bred PROaccess business strategy.
Pioneer …
Read MoreHomeless shelter receives grant for equipment
Des Moines Interfaith Hospitality Network announced yesterday that it has received a $3,289 grant from Give Back Des Moines.
The grant funds were raised through Give Back Des Moines’ 2010 community campaign and will be …
Read MoreHyatt opens in downtown
The Hyatt Place Des Moines/Downtown hotel is officially open for business.
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts opened the hotel, located in the Liberty Building at 416 Sixth Ave., on Dec. 23.
The 93-room hotel is the …
Read MoreEconomy: ‘Steady as it goes,’ according to survey
Pessimism about job prospects has not dampened Americans’ overall outlook on the economy, according to results released today from a Harris Poll conducted Dec. 6 to Dec. 13.
When asked to compare their current financial …
Read MoreBig banks face pay scrutiny
Banks may be forced to tie risk-taking and lending practices to executive pay if new rules are adopted by international regulators, TheStreet.com reported.
The rules, proposed today by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, could …
Read MoreREIT buys Park Place
A California real estate investment trust said today that it has bought the 147 rental units at Park Place Apartments, 615 Park St., in downtown Des Moines. The 16-story structure was built in 1986, and …
Read MoreGoogle calling
Google Inc., which helped popularize the idea of automated advertising sales on the Internet, has been quietly turning to an old-fashioned tool — phone calls — to compete in the hot market for local business …
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