Archive for May 2011
711 Theatre Project fills up registrations
The 711 Theatre Project has filled up its troupe registrations for this year’s event, the organization announced.
On June 3, 18 troupes will be shown the set, given their required elements and then have seven …
Read MorePartnership’s Brazil forum is Thursday
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold its Doing Business in Brazil Forum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the FFA Enrichment Center at the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Campus.
Speakers will …
Read MoreEndow Iowa base increase expected to help community foundations
Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill last week that raises the base amount of the Endow Iowa Tax Credit program. The bill, supported unanimously in the Iowa House and Iowa Senate, provides an $800,000 increase …
Read MoreStaples faces struggles
Staples Inc., the world’s largest office-supply retailer, saw its stock price decline by the most in 11 years after cutting its full-year earnings forecast, Bloomberg reported.
Staples dropped 16 percent in Nasdaq trading, the largest …
Read MoreAllstate to buy Esurance, Answer Financial
Allstate Corp. announced Wednesday that it will buy online auto insurance seller Esurance and quote comparer Answer Financial in a deal expected to total about $1 billion, Crain’s Chicago Business reported.
The deal helps address …
Read MoreCBO: Consider Vehicle Miles Traveled tax
Taxing vehicles based on miles driven, not fuel purchased, would better align highway costs with revenue generation, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
CBO officials on Tuesday said the imposition of a new tax …
Read MorePrincipal reestablishes share repurchase program
Principal Financial Group Inc. announced Wednesday that its board of directors has renewed an authorization initially granted in 2007 for the repurchase of up to $250 million worth of the company’s outstanding common stock. The …
Read MoreFINRA launches online database
The largest independent regulator of U.S. securities firms has made it easier for investors to find records of disciplinary actions and complaints that have been filed against firms and individual brokers, InvestmentNews.com reported. The Financial …
Read MoreDMACC receives funds for YouthBuild program
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will receive a U.S. Department of Labor grant to fund its YouthBuild Program, Sen. Tom Harkin announced.Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will receive a U.S. Department of Labor …
Read MorePreuss receives Broadway League award
The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines’ Director of Marketing Barb Preuss received the Outstanding Achievement in Road Marketing Award last week in New York City during The Broadway League’s 2011 Spring Road Conference. The award …
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