Archive for March 2011
2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Wendy Wall
Age 35 | Fraud claims manager, Wells Fargo & Co.
Following her graduation from the University of Iowa, Wendy Wall moved to Florida for about two months before returning to her hometown.
Preferring spring tornadoes …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Ryan Wedemeyer
Age 36 | Vice president of commercial banking, West Bank
Growing up near the Guthrie Center Golf Course in his hometown, Ryan Wedemeyer became enthralled with the game at the age of 5. At 14, …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Neal Westin
Age 36 | Attorney and shareholder, Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O’Brien P.C.
Recently tapped by United Way of Central Iowa to co-chair one of its Emerging Leadership Initiative committees, Neal Westin has taken on …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Emily Williams-Bouska
Age 31 | Major gifts director, Blank Park Zoo
Emily Williams-Bouska learned at a young age the importance of giving back to one’s community.
As a child, she watched a fire destroy a barn on …
Read More2011 Forty Under 40 Winner: Lijuan Zhao
Age 29 | Managing director, China Iowa Consulting LLC
In the past two years, Lijuan Zhao founded a business, decided to marry and was given the Governor’s Volunteer Award. Let’s see what she can accomplish …
Read MoreEnergy search has far to go
Last year, we were reminded that oil production, especially in deep water, involves serious nvironmental risks. Now the disaster in Japan has presented a frightening reminder of the risks of nuclear energy.
People have been …
Read MoreStrong gasoline sales continue during Casey’s third quarter
Ankeny-based Casey’s General Stores Inc. continued to cruise ahead of its target pace for gasoline sales in its fiscal third quarter. “The company’s annual goal is to increase same-store gasoline gallons sold 1 percent with …
Read MoreCorn, soybean prices rise in response to Japanese disaster
Corn, wheat and soybean futures rose early this week on speculation that Japan will step up grain purchases once ports and milling operations reopen following last week’s deadly earthquake.
The powerful quake and subsequent tsunami …
Read MoreFedEx shipments up, indicating more economic activity
An increase in FedEx Corp.’s overnight box shipments in the United States reinforces the Federal Reserve’s view that the economic expansion is on a “firmer footing,” Bloomberg reported.
Average daily volume rose 2.4 percent to …
Read MoreConsumer confidence dips even lower
Consumer confidence plunged last week to the lowest level since August as rising gasoline prices made Americans more pessimistic about the economic outlook and their finances, Bloomberg reported.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index dropped to …
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