Archive for February 2011
Productivity picked up in fourth quarter
The productivity of U.S. workers unexpectedly increased in the fourth quarter at a faster rate as companies sought to contain costs, Bloomberg reported. Employee output per hour rose at a 2.6 percent annual rate, compared …
Read MoreGreen Plains first bidder on Otter Tail ethanol plant
Otter Tail AG Enterprises will put its 55-million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant in Fergus Falls, Minn., up for auction on Feb. 16, Bloomberg reported. At auction, the $62.54 million opening bid will come from Omaha-based Green Plains …
Read MoreForni to address 25 rules of civility
P.M. Forni, author of “Choosing Civility,” will speak at Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium tonight during the Better Together – Creating Community Through Civility
speaker series. Forni is the third speaker in the series, which focuses …
Portion of Third Street to close Saturday
A section of Third Street in downtown Des Moines from Walnut Street to Court Avenue will be closed to traffic on Saturday from approximately 5 a.m. to noon while a construction crane is set up …
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Athena GTX
Athena GTX officials describe the high-tech wireless medical monitoring devices the Des Moines company has developed for the military and civilian markets.
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Capital Crossroads
Alex Pearlstein of Market Street Services, and …
Events: Business Record
2010 Forty Under 40 event
Hundreds gathered at the Polk County Convention Complex on March 2 to honor the Forty Under 40 class of 2010.
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2009 Best Places to Work in Central Iowa…
Read MoreRegional lender says West Glen owners in default
Financial turmoil at West Glen Town Center continues, with a lender based in Jefferson City, Mo., claiming that the commercial and residential district is in default on a $30 million loan.
Midwest Independent Bank claims …
Read MoreRegional lender says West Glen in default on development loan
Financial turmoil at West Glen Town Center continues, with a lender based in Jefferson City, Mo., claiming that the commercial and residential district is in default on a $30 million loan.
Midwest Independent Bank claims …
Read MorePresident to propose incentives for energy-efficient upgrades
President Barack Obama will back new tax incentives and government financing to make buildings more energy efficient as a way to cut energy costs and encourage job growth, Bloomberg reported.
Obama wants Congress to …
Read MoreS&P: No plans to downgrade U.S. credit rating
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s does not have any plans to downgrade the U.S. sovereign debt rating, but it believes credit risk may increase in the long term, a senior official at the agency said …
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