Archive for May 2011
Public service academy to take place tonight
Gov. Terry Branstad will give the keynote address, and other elected officials and members of boards and commissions will speak at tonight’s public service academy hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Greater …
Read MoreIntel introduces thinner laptop as alternative to tablets
Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, is promoting a new type of thinner laptop called an ultrabook, seeing to help the personal-computer industry fend off a challenge from Apple Inc.’s iPad and other tablets, Bloomberg …
Read MoreReynolds, not Branstad, to lead trade mission to South Korea and China
Gov. Terry Branstad today announced that Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will lead the upcoming trade mission to South Korea and China.
Branstad will remain in Iowa to negotiate the state’s budget. Branstad said in a …
Read MoreJoplin: Organizations aid poor, tornado-stricken area
Organizations are moving in to help victims of a May 22 tornado that killed at least 125 people in Joplin, a southwest Missouri town that has higher poverty and lower incomes than the rest of …
Read MoreBattered housing industry pinched by declining contract
The housing industry continued to struggle in April as the number of Americans purchasing previously owned homes declined more than expected, Bloomberg reported.
The index of pending home resales fell 12 percent after a revised …
Read MoreEMC declared quarterly dividend
On May 26, EMC Insurance Group Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 19 cents per share of common stock payable June 15 to shareholders of record as of June 8. It’s the 118th consecutive quarterly …
Read MorePrincipal CEO to present in New York
Larry Zimpleman, chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group Inc., will speak at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on June 2 in New York. Scheduled to begin at 7 a.m., the presentation …
Read MoreAuthor to talk business at Heartland GreenUp
Andrew Winston, author of “Green Recovery” and co-author of “Green to Gold” will be the featured speaker at the Heartland GreenUp Symposium & Expo on June 2. During his keynote address, Winston will explain the …
Read MoreAnkeny fastest-growing city in Iowa
Ankeny is the fastest-growing city in the Iowa, Bloomberg reported in April. With 16,791 households, Ankeny has grown by more than 47 percent since 2000. In the past year, the number of households in the …
Read MoreU.S. consumers spend less than expected
U.S. consumers spent less than expected last month as commodity prices rose, Bloomberg reported.
Purchases rose 0.4 percent after a revised 0.5 percent gain the prior month that was smaller than previously estimated, according to …
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