Archive for April 2011
Inspection reveals cracks in five Southwest planes
Southwest Airlines Co. said today that it has completed inspections of its older Boeing 737s and found small cracks in five passenger planes, The New York Times reported.
The airline conducted the inspections after a …
Read MorePoll: Iowa government should restrict smoking
A Selzer and Co. poll released by the Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance found that 59 percent of respondents believe government has the right to restrict smoking, and 44 percent agree that things in Iowa are …
Read MoreFormer Iowa Supreme Court justice finds work
Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Michael Streit has joined the law firm of Ahlers & Cooney P.C. as of counsel in its litigation, dispute resolution and investigations practice area, the firm announced yesterday.
Streit was …
Read MoreManufacturing activity expands in March, according to index
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded for the 20th consecutive month in March, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s index on manufacturing.
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) registered about 60 for the third …
Read MoreRepublicans release plan for major deficit reduction
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a plan today to overhaul the federal budget and cut the deficit, Bloomberg reported.
The proposal would cut the deficit next year to $995 billion, down from …
Read MoreTime to act on budget debate, borrowing limit
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told lawmakers that failure to raise the federal government’s debt limit would bring “severe hardship” for Americans as the government would be forced to suspend services such as Social Security payments, …
Read MoreAviva files suit against insurance agents for fraudulent coverage
Aviva Life and Annuity Co. late last month filed suit in federal court against a handful of life insurance agents, claiming they fraudulently sold coverage to 119 church members, Investment News reported.
The suit, which …
Read MoreWaste Management recognized for ethics
Waste Management Inc. (WM) has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fourth year in a row.
WM was the only environmental services company on the …
Read MoreWest Bank to announce results at end of month
West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, will report its results for the first quarter on April 28. The company will discuss its results in a conference call scheduled for 2 p.m. on April …
Read MoreBranstad names law enforcement director
Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday named Arlen Ciechanowski as the new director of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.
Ciechanowski has worked in law enforcement in Iowa for 36 years with the Ames Police Department, the Story …
Read More