Archive for March 2011
Report: Strong bioscience industry can pay off for state
The bioscience industry in Iowa outpaced the national bioscience growth average as the economy began to enter the recession, according to the 2011 Bioscience Strategy Update for Iowa released Thursday.
The study, released by Innovate …
Read MoreConsumer confidence rebounds for first time in five weeks
Consumer confidence rose for the first time in five weeks as Americans said their finances were in better shape, Bloomberg reported.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index improved to minus 46.9 in the period ended March …
Read MoreIowans plan to plant fewer acres of soybeans this year
Iowa growers are planning on planting 9.4 million acres of soybeans this year, down 400,000 acres, or 4 percent, from 2010, according to the Iowa Soybean Association. Iowa corn acres are projected at 13.9 million …
Read MorePrincipal will release first-quarter results on May 2
Principal Financial Group Inc. announced today that it will release its first-quarter 2011 financial results after U.S. markets close on May 2.
Principal President and CEO Larry Zimpleman and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial …
Read MoreGannett stock downgraded
Citi Investment Research downgraded Gannett Co. Inc. stock Wednesday, saying the publisher’s first-quarter earnings forecast suggests that a stable revenue stream is further away than previously expected, Forbes reported.
The Gannett chain of newspapers includes …
Read MoreHistorian to lecture on the history of nuclear power
Environmental historian Amahia Mallea, a visiting assistant professor of history at Drake University, will speak on the history of domestic nuclear power and the 1979 Three Mile Island incident in Pennsylvania in a lecture on …
Read MoreVIDEO: A Closer Look – Katie Wengert
Katie Wengert, director of marketing and communications for Salisbury House & Gardens, shows off the historic home’s façade from the late founder Carl Weeks’ bedroom terrace.…
Read MoreUnemployment claims decreased last week
Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the labor market is improving heading into the second quarter, Bloomberg reported.
U.S. Department of Labor numbers showed that claims fell by 6,000 to …
Read MoreSome states consider raising gas tax to pay for roads
Fixing roads might be as simple as raising the gasoline tax, or at least that is what some states are betting, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Connecticut’s first-year governor is proposing to raise the …
Read MoreRedistricting puts congressmen together
The proposed reconfiguration of Iowa’s congressional and state legislative districts would put Republican Congressmen Tom Latham and Steve King in the new 4th Congressional District, and Democratic Congressmen Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack in the …
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