Archive for January 2011
Group pushes for lower annual interest rates for payday lenders
Nearly seven in 10 Iowans say they support a change in state law that would lower the maximum annual interest rates payday lenders could charge, according to a poll conducted by Iowans for Payday Loan …
Read MoreSalvation Army reaches campaign goal
The Salvation Army in Des Moines today announced that its Red Kettle campaign exceeded its $900,000 goal this week, hitting $900,496 in total donations.
The campaign officially ended on Jan. 14 short of the goal, …
Read MoreITA members convene at Capitol
The Iowa Telecommunications Association (ITA) will gather 30 to 40 member organizations for its ITA Day at the Capitol today.
ITA Director of Government Relations Joe Hrdlicka said the day was an opportunity for providers …
Read MoreLeaders to meet with YPC
The Young Professionals Connection will have its Lunch with Leaders event today from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St.
Participating area leaders include Tracy Abbas of BTC …
Read MoreFASB changes plans after criticism
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today backed off from its plan to make banks use market values to calculate how much the loans on their books are worth, according to Bloomberg.
The panel today …
Read MoreTrimming the deficit will be no easy task
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said today that the U.S. government’s budget deficit will likely widen to $1.5 trillion this year, up from last year’s $1.3 trillion.
The projected shortfall will be caused in …
Read MoreHubbell to convert factory into lofts
Hubbell Realty Co. announced today that the development of RiverPoint Lofts downtown will begin this month.
The former Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Co. factory, located at 309 S.W. Eighth St. will be converted into 55 …
Read MoreVatterott names new campus director
Vatterott College has named Mary “Joy” Norton-Jasper as its new campus director in Des Moines. Jasper has worked at Vatterott for 2 1/2 years and was most recently the campus’s career services director.
Before joining …
Read MoreIowa Pork Producers convene today and tomorrow
Around 7,000 people are expected to convene at the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s Iowa Pork Congress today and tomorrow, and more than 250 exhibits will be on display at Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa Events …
Read MoreLocal consultant wins ActionMAN award
West Des Moines-based Monte Wyatt was named the winner for the Consistency ActionMAN award presented by business and executive coaching firm ActionCOACH at the 2011 Americas Conference last week in Las Vegas.
Wyatt runs an …
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