Archive for April 2011
Government report expected to show increase in sales of new houses
Purchases of new houses in the United States probably rose in March from a record low, economists told Bloomberg in advance of the release later today of government housing data.
New-home sales, tabulated when contracts …
Read MoreWii begone
The Wii, once the cutting edge of video game technology, is headed the way of the Atari 2600 and the Sega Genesis, CNNMoney.com said. Nintendo Co. Ltd. said today that it plans to replace the …
Read MoreStuff the Bus book drive begins today
United Way of Central Iowa and 13 corporate partners launch the second annual Stuff the Bus book drive today, with the goal of filling a bus with gently used school books by May 5. The …
Read MoreWinefest features Fritz Maytag for patrons and sponsors
The Des Moines Wine Festival Foundation will welcome Fritz Maytag on May 1 at the Embassy Club West at an exclusive event for Winefest Des Moines patrons and sponsors. Maytag is chairman of Maytag Dairy …
Read MorePrice of a gallon of gas dropped last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Des Moines have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.76 per gallon on Sunday; the national average has increased 2.8 cents per gallon in the last …
Read MoreWal-Mart testing online grocery sales
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing an online grocery delivery service in San Jose, Calif., CNBC said. The “Walmart To Go” test allows customers to visit Walmart.com to order groceries and consumables found in a Walmart …
Read MoreMiller to leave DART for Florida agency
Brad Miller, general manager of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART), will leave the bus service in July, DART announced today.
Miller has accepted an offer from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in …
Read MorePrecious metals prices up as dollar weakens
The price of gold continues to advance as a weaker dollar makes the metal a more attractive investment, Bloomberg reported.
Gold for immediate delivery rose 1.4 percent this week – the third straight weekly gain …
Read MoreU.S. stocks close near three-year high
U.S. stocks advanced for a third consecutive session Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing at almost a three-year high.
CNNMoney.com reported that the Dow ended the day at 12,505.99, which was up 52 …
Read MoreJudicial retention vote lawsuit dismissed
A Polk County judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ballots used in Iowa’s 2010 statewide judicial retention vote, the Iowa attorney general’s office said today. The lawsuit claimed that state judicial …
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