Archive for March 2011
Budget debate continues at national level
President Barack Obama’s Democrats Monday offered to cut another $20 billion from the U.S. budget in an attempt to reach a deal with congressional Republicans that would avert a government shutdown, Reuters reported.
The latest …
Read MoreUnited Fire acquires Mercer Insurance
Cedar Rapids-based United Fire & Casualty Co. announced Monday that it has completed an acquisition of Mercer Insurance Group Inc.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, Mercer stockholders will receive $28.25 per share in …
Read MoreWest Des Moines firm merges with Atlanta-based firm
West Des Moines-based Corporate Continuity Group (CCG) announced Tuesday it has joined with Atlanta-based HH Advisors, forming a new company under the name HDH Advisors LLC.
Both companies offer business appraisal, litigation support and corporate …
Read MoreWillits to lecture at Drake speaker series
Martha Willits, president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will discuss the importance of advancing Central Iowa as part of the spring Let’s DU Lunch speakers’ series at Drake University on April 6. …
Read MoreDeal in works for social network?
News Corp. is in talks to hand over control of social media website MySpace to Vevo.com, an online music website partly owned by the world’s largest record companies, Bloomberg reported.
The talks are preliminary, and …
Read MoreVIDEO: DigitaLink, Carolyn Helmlinger
Carolyn Helmlinger traces her path to becoming president and CEO of Mid-America Group.…
Read MoreDigitaLink: Carolyn Helmlinger
Carolyn Helmlinger traces her path to becoming president and CEO of Mid-America Group.…
Read MoreWilliams purchases Doextra Corp.
Doextra Corp. President Brad Williams has acquired the company from its founder, Sunnie Richer.
Doextra provides customer relationship management (CRM) software and services to ConAgra Foods Inc., Marsh Inc., Farm Bureau Financial Services, John Deere …
Read MoreArea construction official says national home sales data don’t reflect local conditions
A gain in the number of Americans signing contracts to buy existing homes in February failed to make up for the ground lost a month earlier, a sign the U.S. housing market has yet to …
Read MoreManufacturing, service execs are optimistic about their industries
A new survey from KPMG shows that optimism is improving among U.S. manufacturing and service industry executives, who say the worst is behind us, CNBC said today.
The survey found that 68 percent of manufacturing …
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