Archive for March 2011
Civic Music Association announces schedule
Civic Music Association has announced a 2011-2012 season that includes classical, jazz and folk music. Classical will be covered by the Emerson Quartet and the Oasis Quartet, which includes local musicians Dave Camwell and Jim …
Read MoreMuscatine businessman joins Iowa Business Council
Gage Kent, chairman and CEO of Muscatine Foods Corp. in Muscatine, has accepted an invitation to join the Iowa Business Council (IBC). Council membership consists of the top executives of 21 of Iowa’s largest employers, …
Read MoreApple expected to top 1 million sales of iPad2 in first weekend
Analysts expect Apple Inc. to have sold close to 1 million iPad 2 tablet computers on its debut weekend — significantly more than the first iPad, which went on sale in April 2010, Reuters reported. …
Read MoreIBM experiencing a deal drought
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has hit its longest stretch without an acquisition in almost eight years, even as the company holds about $11 billion in cash on its balance sheet, Bloomberg reported. The company, …
Read MorePrincipal Financial Group exec to present in Boston
Dan Houston, president of retirement, insurance and financial services for Principal Financial Group Inc., will present at the 2011 UBS Asset Gathering Conference in Boston at 10:50 a.m. Iowa time on March 22. The presentation …
Read MoreWellmark headquarters first of its size to earn top environmental certification
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s corporate office in Des Moines has received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), which makes it the only LEED Platinum certified office building of its …
Read MoreIowa Natural Heritage Foundation receives national accreditation
The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) has received national accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. INHF, a nonprofit conservation organization, is the first land trust in …
Read MoreGroup wants film office reopened
The Film Alliance of Iowa has declared Tuesday as “Film Advocacy Day” and has asked Gov. Terry Branstad to reopen and staff the Iowa Film Office. The alliance is made up of representatives from the …
Read MoreDa Vinci exhibit nears the end of its run
The Science Center of Iowa’s (SCI) largest traveling exhibition to date, “Da Vinci – The Genius,” will end its Midwest premiere run March 20. SCI anticipates increased visitation to the da Vinci exhibition during the …
Read MoreBerkshire Hathaway to buy chemical company
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said today it will buy specialty chemicals firm Lubrizol Corp. in a deal valued at around $9.7 billion, making it one of the biggest acquisitions in the firm’s history. Berkshire …
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