Archive for March 2011
Oral arguments begin in Wal-Mart gender-bias suit
The U.S. Supreme Court suggested it may shield Wal-Mart Stores Inc. from a gender-bias suit on behalf of potentially 1 million female workers, in a case that may mean tighter restrictions on class action suits, …
Read MoreObama expected to offer new drilling incentives
President Barack Obama will offer oil and gas companies new incentives to start production on undeveloped leases as part of a plan to cut U.S. dependence on imported oil, two administration officials told Bloomberg.
With …
Read MoreOrganic farmers sue Monsanto
The Public Patent Foundation, on behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural organizations, including the Southeast Iowa Organic Association, sued Monsanto Co. on Tuesday to challenge the agricultural giant’s patents on genetically …
Read MoreHonda’s North American production to slow
Work stoppages at Honda’s North American assembly plants, which employ thousands of workers, will begin sooner than expected. Marysville, Ohio-based Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. said late Tuesday that it will begin adjusting production schedules …
Read MoreDuPont extends takeover bid for Danisco
U.S. chemical manufacturing group E. I. du Pont de Nemours &o. extended its $6 billion takeover bid for Danisco A/S by four weeks after holders of only 6 percent of the Danish company’s shares had …
Read MoreIRS extends deadline for health-care cost reporting
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it will give smaller employers even more time to comply with a health-care reform law requirement that businesses report the cost of coverage on employees’ W-2 wage and …
Read MoreLimitation date lifted on SBA refinancing program
An upcoming amendment to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) temporary 504 refinancing program will allow more small businesses to obtain stable, long-term financing on owner-occupied real estate, the SBA announced on Tuesday.
Under the …
Read MoreCRE executives expect pay raise this year
Sixty-four percent of participants in a survey of senior corporate real estate and workplace executives said they received a pay increase last year, according to CoreNet Global.
National Real Estate Investor also reported that 74 …
Read MoreIowa architect’s spring meeting to focus on change
Leading and adapting to change will be the focus of the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects’ 2011 spring meeting in Ames. “Morph: Transforming the Profession” is scheduled to take place on April …
Read MoreExterior mall improvements to accommodate new tenants
On March 28, the West Des Moines Plan and Zoning Commission approved a request by Watson Centers Inc. to modify the west façade of Valley West Mall in order to accommodate a Noodles & Co. …
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