Archive for April 2011
Department of Human Rights to assist with resident applications
The Iowa Department of Human Rights’ Office of Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs will hold a legal clinic on Saturday to assist refugees with their permanent resident applications, the department announced.
The clinic will be …
Read MoreDes Moines loses jobs year-over-year in March
Des Moines was one of only 23 job markets out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas to lose jobs between March 2010 and the same month this year, according to The Business Journals website, bizjournals.com. …
Read MoreIowa Health System named to Best Places to Work list
Iowa Health System has been named as one of the “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review.
The annual list is developed through nominations and research. Becker’s Hospital Review noted that …
Read MoreRecord crowd has Energy owner optimistic
The scoreboard showed that the Iowa Energy lost last night in Game 2 of the NBA Developmental League finals, 141-122, to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
For Managing Owner Jerry Crawford, though, seeing more than …
Read MoreIowa among 10 states investigating potential life insurance tardiness
Iowa is among 10 states investigating whether some of America’s largest life insurers are failing to ensure that they pay out on policies of deceased customers, a state insurance division spokesman confirmed this morning. As …
Read MoreTrash Bash rescheduled for today
More than 1,000 volunteers are expected to help clean up downtown today in today’s Earth Day Trash Bash, held by The Des Moines Park and Recreation Department, Metro Waste Authority, Operation Downtown and The Polk …
Read MoreWest Bancorporation reports increase in first-quarter income
West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, reported a 42.9 percent increase in 2011 first-quarter net income.
First-quarter net income was $3.96 million, compared with $2.77 million in the first quarter of 2010. West …
Read MoreDice doubles first-quarter net income
Dice Holdings Inc. doubled its net income to $6.6 million for the first quarter compared with the first quarter of 2010, the company said today.
Revenues increased 49 percent year-over-year to $40.1 million, and operating …
Read MoreBranstad requests disaster declaration for storm-hit areas
Gov. Terry Branstad has sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a presidential disaster declaration as a result of tornadoes and severe storms that occurred April 9-10.
The governor is requesting a public assistance …
Read MoreCourt Avenue to be blocked on May 5
The city of Des Moines announced yesterday that the May 5 Cinco de Mayo party will require the closing of a downtown street. Court Avenue from Third Street to Fourth Street will be closed from …
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