Archive for March 2011
Branstad launches education blog
Gov. Terry Branstad announced the launch of a new blog designed to be a resource for Iowans interested in following education issues in the state.
The blog will be maintained by Branstad’s special assistant for …
Read MoreBig choice for Obama
Should he go with a business leader, or use someone from inside his own staff?
That’s the question President Barack Obama faces as he tries to replace Gary Locke position as commerce secretary, Reuters reports. …
Read MoreCasey’s reports third-quarter earnings
Casey’s General Stores Inc. yesterday reported earnings of 34 cents per share for the third quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31, unchanged from the same quarter a year ago.
Year to …
Read MoreSmall businesses express more confidence
Confidence among U.S. small companies rose in February to the highest level in three years as hiring and sales expectations increased, Bloomberg reported.
The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index climbed to 94.5, the …
Read MorePoll: 30 percent of younger drivers send text messages behind wheel
If the person in the lane next to you appears to be under the age of 30, you might want to be alert.
A new poll shows that young drivers are more likely to use …
Read MoreSurvey: IT companies positioned for growth
Information technology companies expect overall growth in the second quarter of 2011, according to a survey of 1,400 chief informational officers (CIOs) from companies across the country.
The Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and …
Read MoreReport: 11.2 percent of Des Moines area properties in negative equity
In Des Moines and West Des Moines, 11.2 percent of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to data released by information and analytics provider …
Read MoreMiller, other attorneys general push to reduce loan balances
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is helping to lead a charge of state attorneys general who are pushing lenders to reduce loan balances, Bloomberg reported.
The states, along with federal agencies, submitted a 27-page proposal …
Read MoreMattel learning lessons on marketing a real doll
Barbie moved out of her Shanghai dream house today after Mattel Inc., the world’s biggest toymaker, closed the only store in China dedicated to its best-selling doll, Bloomberg reported.
Mattel didn’t cite a reason …
More government asset purchases a possibility
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said the central bank shouldn’t rule out asset purchases beyond the $600 billion planned by June because turmoil in the Middle East may cause an economic slowdown …
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