Archive for February 2011
VIDEO: John Egan, Principal Financial Group
John Egan has served as vice president of investor relations for Principal Financial Group Inc. for almost a year, beginning on April 12, 2010.…
Read MoreVIDEO: DeskActive
DeskActive Inc. executives discuss how the company’s software product works and how businesses can benefit from engaging their employees to become more active.…
Read MoreHome sales reach 8-month high
Existing home sales increased to the highest level in eight months in January, Bloomberg reported.
Purchases increased by 2.7 percent to a 5.36 million annual rate, according to figures from the National Association of Realtors …
Read MoreSurvey: New small businesses underestimate expenses
Nearly one in three small small businesses say underestimating monthly expenses was the biggest mistake they made when starting up.
The survey of 500 small businesses was done by specialist insurer Hiscox USA, which found …
Read MoreSecond guilty plea in Equitable Building asbestos case
Real estate developer Bob Knapp will plead guilty to federal charges stemming from asbestos removal at the Equitable Building, 604 Locust St., according to a document filed today by his attorney, William Kutmus.
Knapp was …
Read MoreBranstad appoints Yanney to DOT’s Transportation Commission
Gov. Terry Branstad today appointed Sioux City native Charese Yanney to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Transportation Commission.
Yanney is a former teacher who is now a partner at Guarantee Roofing, Siding and Insulation Co. …
Read MoreDART Commission passes FY2012 budget
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) passed its fiscal year 2012 budget unanimously last night.
The budget projects a $1.35 million budget gap for the fiscal year, to be closed by using money …
Read MoreArchitects announce board members
The American Institute of Architects Iowa chapter (AIA Iowa), has elected several Greater Des Moines architects to serve on its 2011 board of directors.
Rick Seely of OPN Architects Inc. was elected president; Linda Schemmel …
Read MoreCrude oil price hits two-year high
Oil rose to its highest price in more than two years as Libya’s violent uprising threatened to disrupt exports from Africa’s third-biggest supplier and spread to other oil-producing nations in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported. …
Read MoreLehman loses bid to recover $11 billion ‘windfall’
Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc. lost a bid to recover an alleged $11 billion “windfall” from Barclays plc’s purchase of its defunct brokerage unit, when a judge ruled the transaction was fair, Bloomberg reported.
Barclays stands …
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