Archive for February 2011
Social Club moves into Kirkwood Building
The Des Moines Social Club announced it is moving into the Kirkwood Building at 400 Walnut St.
The new location provides a 2,600-square-foot performance and event space, which will allow the club to continue theatrical …
Read MoreEurofins acquires pharmaceutical testing company
Paris-based Eurofins Scientific Inc., which has operations in Des Moines, has acquired Lancaster Laboratories Inc. of Lancaster, Pa. Eurofins acquired Lancaster from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. for approximately $200 million.
Lancaster is a provider of …
Read MoreBranstad announces more stops on jobs tour
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced they will continue their series of town hall meetings as part of the “Jobs for Iowa” tour next week.
Branstad and Reynolds will visit Pella, Ottumwa …
Read MoreClark named realtor of the year
Ken Clark has been named the Des Moines Area Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year for 2010.
Clark has been in real estate more than 39 years and has been both a sales associate …
Read MoreUnrest leads to skyrocketing oil prices
Oil surged more than 7.5 percent to its highest level since August 2008 today on concern that unrest in Libya could spread to other major oil producing nations in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, …
Read MoreJobless claims fell last week
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits decreased by 22,000 to 391,000 in the week ended Feb. 19, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The four-week moving average was …
Read MoreCo-founder Hentzen to resign from the COSC
Lynnae Hentzen, executive director and co-founder of the Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC), has announced she will resign, effective May 31.
Hentzen said in a press release that she is stepping aside to spend more …
Read MoreEMC announces fourth-quarter and year-end results
EMC Insurance Group Inc. reported operating income of $2.21 per share in 2010, down from $2.55 per share in 2009.
Net income totaled $31.35 million in 2010, down from $45.37 million in 2009. President and …
Read MorePoll: Iowans in favor of smoking ban
A poll released yesterday by the Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance said that 73 percent of Iowa voters do not want the Smokefree Air Act, implemented in 2008, to be repealed, and 63 percent want to …
Read MoreWellmark presents checks to Cyclones, Bulldogs
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa has raised $16,600 for the Ames Parks and Recreation Department and nearly $7,000 for the Des Moines Park and Recreation Department as part of a promotion with …
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