Archive for April 2011
Meredith to announce results on April 27
Meredith Corp. announced that it will report fiscal year 2011 third-quarter results on April 27, prior to the opening of U.S. stock markets. A conference call will be held at 10 a.m. that day to …
Read MorePrincipal acquires HSBC Afore
Principal Financial Group Inc. announced that it will acquire HSBC Afore from Mexico-based Grupo Financiero HSBC for approximately $198 million.
HSBC Afore, HSBC’s Mexican pension fund business, will merge with Principal to form Principal Afore. …
Read MoreRebuild Iowa releases final quarterly report
The Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO) publicly released its April 2011 quarterly report yesterday.
The report highlights the state’s continuing efforts to recover from the 2008 floods, and says that in the last three months, total …
Read MoreWorley resigns from Iowa Veterans Home
David Worley yesterday resigned as the commandant of the Iowa Veterans Home, effective April 28. Worley served former Gov. Chet Culver’s administration and was re-appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad.
In a press release, Worley cited …
Read MoreHolmes Murphy Financial Services changes name
Holmes Murphy Financial Services has changed its name to VisionPoint. The company said that the name change reflects the firm’s strategic alliances with companies such as Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. and the ability to …
Read MoreInternational lender says U.S. should keep the money flowing
The U.S. economy is recovering at such a sluggish pace that the Federal Reserve needs to keep an easy monetary policy in place while the government comes to grip with its debts, Reuters reported after …
Read MoreDes Moines hopes to help Alliance Technologies make a move
The city of Des Moines is prepared to give Alliance Technologies Inc. a $145,500 forgivable loan to keep the company and its 100 employees downtown.
A staff memo to the City Council says Alliance plans …
Read MoreFuneral scheduled for Iowa Realty agent
A funeral service for Ashley Okland, the Iowa Realty agent who was shot and killed April 8 inside the model unit of a new townhouse complex in West Des Moines, has been set for 10:30 …
Read MoreDes Moines will host wrestling championship
Des Moines has been chosen as the National Junior College Athletic Association Wrestling Championship host city for 2013. The event will take place Feb. 21-23 at the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. …
Read MorePrometheus winners
The Technology Association of Iowa and LWBJ Financial have announced the recipients of its annual Prometheus Awards for notable businesses and individuals in high-technology fields. Winners from Central Iowa were Submittal Exchange LLC, Des Moines, …
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