Archive for March 2011
Iowa Business Council announces leaders
Tom Aller, president of Interstate Power & Light Co., has been elected chairman of the Iowa Business Council, which is made up of the top executives of the state’s 21 largest companies and the Iowa …
Read MoreREG biodiesel ready for delivery from Sinclair terminal
Sinclair Oil Corp. is shipping biodiesel produced by Ames-based Renewable Energy Group Inc., the companies have announced. Sinclair Oil is supplying clear and dyed biodiesel from its Fort Madison terminal. Renewable Energy Group is the …
Read MoreDeWaay gets another nod from Barron’s
Don DeWaay, founder and CEO of DeWaay Capital Management in Clive, has caught the attention of Barron’s magazine, being named for the second year in a row as the top financial adviser in Iowa. He …
Read MoreGuideOne posts 8.8 percent return for 2010
GuideOne Mutual Insurance Co. reported 2010 net income of $39.8 million today and a return on equity of 8.8 percent. The West Des Moines company insures churches, senior living communities, schools, colleges, automobiles and homes. …
Read MoreSurvey: Finance professionals not in big demand
The message for accounting and finance professionals in the second half of the year reads “do not apply,” according to a survey of chief financial officers by staffing firm Robert Half International. The company said …
Read MoreTechnology intrudes on sleep
Watching television every evening before going to sleep, playing video games late into the night or checking e-mails and text messages before turning off the lights could be interfering with the nation’s sleep habits, Reuters …
Read MoreDubai still building
The cost of canceling projects in Dubai has builders continuing to work even in the face of a residential and commercial property glut, BloombergBusinessweek reported.
In the next two years, tens of thousands of new …
Read MoreRetail sales expected to post largest gain in a decade
Economists polled by MarketWatch expect a 1.4 percent gain in retail sales for February, which would put the year-on-year total up 9.3 percent, the fastest rate of growth since March 2000, when retail sales grew …
Read MoreING is repaying Dutch government
ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial services company, plans to repay $2.8 billion of Dutch government aid in May at a 50 percent premium, Bloomberg reported. The company plans to buy back the core …
Read MoreDuPont gains admiration
Fortune magazine has named E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., parent of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. in Johnston, one of the world’s most admired companies. DuPont said in a news release that it was …
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