Archive for March 2011
Apple releases iPad 2 as tablet market grows
The iPad 2 hit U.S. stores today as its maker, Apple Inc., looks to retain a dominant position in the burgeoning tablet computer market, Reuters reported.
In April 2010, thousands of people lined up to …
Read MoreNational Main Streets Conference coming to Des Moines
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the National Main Streets Conference, May 22-25 at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines. The city was selected last summer by the National Trust for …
Read MoreTippie College dean to retire next year
William Hunter will retire in spring 2012 as dean of the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reported. Hunter, 63, joined the school in July 2006. The search …
Read MoreEMC gift supports Civil War exhibit
A $60,000 gift from the EMC Insurance Foundation will support the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs’ (DCA) traveling museum exhibit about Iowans and the American Civil War. “The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War” …
Read MoreYPC to host financial series
On March 14, the Young Professionals Connection will host an event aimed at educating young professionals on financial decisions, with an emphasis on personal finance and real estate decisions. Part of the organization’s Evening Learning Series, …
Read MoreNonprofits can market themselves at Des Moines Arts Festival
Nonprofit organizations can market themselves for free or at low cost to the more than 200,000 people who are expected to attend the 2011 Des Moines Arts Festival June 24-26, through the Prairie Meadows Community …
Read MoreStates may apply for health-care transparency funds
Insurance regulators in Iowa haven’t determined whether they will seek a piece of nearly $200 million in federal funds designed to make health insurance premiums more transparent or enhance premium review processes in the state. …
Deere expects healthy growth in construction machinery sales
Moline, Ill.-based equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. expects worldwide sales of construction and forestry equipment to increase by about 35 percent in its 2011 fiscal year, which will end Oct. 31, compared with the previous …
Read MoreEnvironment, economy are linked
We share some of the concerns of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) about what might lie ahead for our state’s Environmental Protection Commission.
In appointing four members to that body, Gov. Terry Branstad made …
Read MoreAs corn prices keep rising, farmers will plant more acres
The price of corn rose for the third consecutive month in February, reflecting speculation that U.S. inventories will remain tight for the next 18 months even as farmers increase their acreage planting estimates.
Stockpiles …