Archive for January 2011
Grimes to refinance loans, save 360K
The city of Grimes will use the State Revolving Fund, or SRF, one of Iowa’s primary sources for financing projects designed to improve Iowa’s water quality, to restructure the remaining balance on the $11.3 million …
Read MoreHealthy Living Expo is tomorrow
The Healthy Living Expo, a free family-friendly event intended to encourage Iowans to pursue lifestyles that promote health and wellness, is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Presented by …
Read MoreFarm Bureau execs to discuss financials
James Brannen, chief financial officer of Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co., and Richard Kypta, the company’s executive vice president, will discuss FBL Financial Group Inc.’s financial results and business strategies at the New York Society …
Read MoreReferendum scheduled for Indianola wellness center
Indianola voters will go to the polls on March 1 to decide whether the city should issue up to $12.5 million in general obligation bonds to fund a community wellness center.
The referendum must …
Read MoreInternational trade office to open in West Des Moines
A new international trade office, funded by the federal Small Business Jobs Act, will open this spring at the West Des Moines Business Incubator.
“This will be the equivalent of a regional center, except …
Plans change, but Envision says electric cars won’t be delayed
Iowa’s electric car likely won’t be manufactured in Iowa, but that’s OK, said Envision Motor Co. President Thomas Gleisner.
Joe Fleming, owner of Drive Tek Iowa Inc. (formerly American Motor Systems Inc.) told the …
Read MoreNo ripples from closing of Penney’s
The announcement that J.C. Penney Co. Inc. will close its store at Southridge Mall could be seen as a blow to that struggling facility, bad news for local retail and one more worrisome event in …
Health-care stocks
Dear Mr. Berko:
My $50,000 certificate of deposit came due, and good riddance to it. The rate was 1.2 percent, and though I didn’t lose any principal, I lost money because taxes on the interest …
Read MoreBoardings up 4.5 percent at Des Moines International
More than 1.8 million passengers got on or off an airplane at Des Moines International Airport in 2010, a 4.5 percent increase from 2009, according to data compiled by the airport. Overall, commercial aviation activity …
Read MoreLegislation would prevent banks from concentrating loans with corporate groups
Iowa banking superintendent Jim Schipper has introduced legislation that would prevent state-chartered banks from lending to multiple corporate entities controlled by an individual or common group of investors.
The legislation was first proposed in …
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