Archive for May 2011
Berkshire expects a $1.25 billion gain on Goldman deal
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it expects a $1.25 billion pretax gain in the second quarter and lower investment income in future periods after its $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was …
Read MoreConstruction employment stagnates
The construction industry added 5,000 jobs in April, and the sector’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 17.8 percent, according to an analysis of new federal employment data by two independent trade groups.
Associated Builders and …
Read MoreStreet assessments in Indianola paving case upheld
The Iowa Supreme Court this morning reversed a Warren County District Court judgment that would have lowered street assessments for a group of Indianola residents by thousands of dollars. In their decision, the justices affirmed …
Read MorePappajohn’s Kinley to talk venture capital
Matt Kinley, senior vice president of both Pappajohn Capital Resources and Equity Dynamics, will speak at the Business Innovation Zone’s Business Insights and Networking Luncheon on May 18. Kinley will summarize what will be expected …
Read MoreHUD secretary announces disaster assistance
Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced that the agency will hasten federal disaster assistance to the state of Iowa and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters …
Read MoreNova Awards event scheduled for next week
The Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association will host its annual Nova Awards program from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on April 12 at Hilton Garden Inn, 8600 Northpark Drive in Johnston.
Registrations for the …
Read MoreComito to host film screening for LLS
Amanda Comito, a candidate for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year award, will host the Iowa premiere screening of “Climate Refugees,” an award-winning documentary firm by director Michael Nash and producer Justin …
Read MoreGeneral Growth hopes to sell 19 malls
General Growth Properties Inc. wants to sell 19 shopping malls and use the proceeds to pay debts, the Wall Street Journal reported.
General Growth, which emerged from bankruptcy last November with new management and new …
Read MoreMobile Mini to enter Des Monies market
Mobile Mini Inc., a portable storage solutions provider with more than 120 locations in the United States, plans to enter Des Moines and five other markets this year. The Tempe, Ariz.-based company said it has …
Read MoreRIM to open secure servers to Apple, Android
Research in Motion (RIM) announced this week that that it will open its highly secure Enterprise servers to digital devices that run on both Apple Inc. and Google Inc. operating systems, Reuters reported.
The BlackBerry …
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