Archive for January 2011
Wells Fargo reports record fourth-quarter profit
Wells Fargo & Co. reported record net income of $12.4 billion, or $2.21 per share, for 2010, up from $12.3 billion, or $1.75 per share, for 2009, the company reported this morning. Fourth-quarter net income …
Read MorePotts promoted to Winnebago president
The board of Winnebago Industries Inc. has promoted Randy Potts to president of the company. Potts, 52, has been with the Forest City-based company for 27 years and most recently served as senior vice president …
Read MorePublic input sought on vision plan
Capital Crossroads, a community visioning initiative for Greater Des Moines, will hold the first of two public input meetings this afternoon beginning at 5 p.m. Attendees will see a presentation from Market Street, a community …
Read MoreSecond GuacUp event scheduled
Local blogger Emily Beckmann has organized her second GuacUp. The networking event, which is scheduled to take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Dos Rios Cantina & Tequila Lounge, 316 Court Ave., was …
Read MoreBranstad to hold weekly press conference on Mondays
Gov. Terry Branstad’s office announced today that Branstad will hold weekly press conferences on Mondays at 9 a.m. The first scheduled press conference for the new governor was today at 9 a.m. due to yesterday’s …
Read MoreBranstad: Evaluations could lead to “painful” government layoffs
Gov. Terry Branstad said today that recently hired state employees could face losing their jobs.
Last year, more than 2,000 state workers accepted an incentive package to retire early, and former Gov. Chet Culver replaced …
Read MoreBuilder confidence remains stagnant from last month
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo sentiment index found that confidence among home builders in January remained unchanged from previous low levels, according to Bloomberg.
The index registered a reading of 16, the …
Read MoreReynolds to help transition of Rebuild Iowa Office
Gov. Terry Branstad today named Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds to oversee the transitional process of the Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO) as it prepares for its scheduled June 30 close.
Branstad said Reynolds would take this …
Read MorePrincipal donates $2.5 million to Drake campaign
Principal Financial Group Inc. will donate $2.5 million over the next five years to Drake University as part of the school’s distinctlyDrake $200 million fund-raising campaign.
Drake will change the name of its Center for …
Read MorePartnership annual dinner tonight
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold its annual dinner tonight with guest speaker CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
The event runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa …
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